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How pandemic forced courts to stop, then change to catch up

A sign point visitors to a public viewing room Wednesday, March 10, 2021, inside the Hall County courthouse for an upcoming trial. A grand jury room is set up for public viewing of trials as a COVID-19 safety precaution. - photo by Scott Rogers

03112021 TRIAL 6.jpg — A sign point visitors to a public viewing room Wednesday, March 10, 2021, inside the Hall County courthouse for an upcoming trial. A grand jury room is set up for public viewing of trials as a COVID-19 safety precaution. - photo by Scott Rogers

For Northeastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Lee Darragh, there are knowns and unknowns about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown on the backlog of cases.