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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 1, 2020

Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich announced Monday that all April court dates for general sessions court (criminal division) and criminal court involving those who currently are not jailed will be canceled, the Commercial Appeal reports. All jury trials also have been canceled for April. Weirich said the county is working to ascertain whether grand jury hearings will take place. The move means only cases involving inmates already in custody are being heard. Also in Memphis, a detention officer who works in the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center has tested positive for COVID-19, the paper reports. In response, county commissioners are calling for all minors in county custody to be tested, regardless of symptoms.