Faced with COVID-19, courts hold virtual bail hearings as detention decisions gain added complexity
From the National Post – Judges are now weighing the impact of COVID-19 on whether an accused should remain in custody under the shadow of a pandemic — with varying results.
A court registrar greeted each lawyer and the presiding judge as a bail review convened, a painfully common legal hearing made extraordinary by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
The phone lines beeped and crackled as each person connected remotely from their home or private office, along with a foreign language interpreter and a reporter.
