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The experiment of resuming jury selection and jury trials has begun.

Posted byDennis Reeve 17 September 202017 September 2020
The sprawling Metro Toronto Convention Centre was chosen for jury selection because it is easier to maintain safe social distancing there than at the downtown courthouse, Superior Court Justice Brian O’Marra told prospective jurorson Wednesday.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/09/16/jury-selection-typically-happens-at-superior-court-at-361-university-ave-on-wednesday-it-moved-to-the-metro-toronto-convention-centre-to-allow-for-social-distancing.html?source=newsletter&utm_content=a09&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_email=0B41BB051FF7EA38DB4BDD5E33BA3AB2&utm_campaign=tmh_31151

Posted byDennis Reeve17 September 202017 September 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags: COVID-19, jury, trials

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