Supreme Court of Arkansas
In Re Response to Covid-19.april 3
April 3, 20202020 Ark. 132
Summary
The Supreme Court of Arkansas extended the suspension of in-person proceedings in appellate, circuit, and district courts through May 1, 2020, while allowing excepted and technologically feasible proceedings to continue under judicial supervision. It also suspended jury-panel summonses through June 30, 2020, and ruled that COVID-19-related speedy-trial delays presumptively constitute extraordinary circumstances and good cause for exclusion under Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 28.3(h).