Cork judge urges DPP to clarify when jury trials can restart amid Covid
The judge suggested accused people before him might have to be released on bail if there was no prospect of a trial by judge and jury. File picture: iStock
A Circuit Court judge said the DPP would need to find out from Nphet when jury trials could resume, particularly when some of those accused of crimes are in jail awaiting hearings.
The judge said that this too was an ‘essential’ matter. He suggested accused people before him today might have to be released on bail if there was no prospect of a trial by judge and jury.
