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Order Regarding Moratorium on Jury Trials as Part of Covid-19 Pandemic Response

Order Regarding Moratorium on Jury Trials

Presiding Judge Michael W. Day; approved by the Supreme Court November 17, 2020 · Fourth Judicial Circuit (Butte, Corson, Dewey, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach Counties) (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Butte, Corson, Dewey, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach Counties) · South Dakota
Level
Court
Authority
Supreme Court Order Declaring Judicial Emergency; Fourth Circuit Administrative Order
Issued
2020-11-16 Nov. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-11-16
End
2020-12-31
In force
Nov. 16, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Courts and public offices
Addressees
  • all courts of the Fourth Circuit
Functions reached
  • CT civil and criminal jury trials suspended (Black Hills counties other than Pennington)
Collection
South Dakota SD

Operative words

in response to a recent surge of COVID-19 cases statewide and within the Fourth Circuit. It is hereby ORDERED that the moratorium on jury trials is extended through December 31, 2020, except as follows. Any judge may schedule and conduct a jury trial involving an in-custody criminal defendant if that judge concludes that the trial may be conducted in a manner consistent with the then-existing Centers for Disease Control guidelines

Enforcement

Court order

Notes

Winter re-tightening

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