Jury trials indefinitely suspended in Shelby County Criminal Court
Shelby County Public Defender Phyllis Aluko said the input she provided criminal court judges expressed particular concern that the right to confrontation, and not only a speedy trial of peers, be upheld. Aluko said it is key for the facial expressions of witnesses and jurors to be seen.
A Tennessee appellate court ruling in mid-July staked out defendants right to confrontation, with a ruling that video technology provided no substitute for in-person proceedings.