Whenever homicide cases are set for trial. We have a large number of homicide cases and sexual assault of a child cases set on the court's dockets. We understand that Because of COVID and because of other factors, there are a lot of homicide cases and intoxicated manslaughter and just manslaughter cases pending. We are resolving those cases as soon, as quickly as we can. It is. Some of those are resolved through pleas. Many of those are having to be resolved through trials. (10:17–10:27)
CLAIM
Asserts that COVID and other factors have led to a backlog of homicide and manslaughter cases.
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