SAN ANTONIO – Although regular jury duty has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two Bexar County grand juries continue to meet at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center.
We have to do our job,” Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said Tuesday. “We have to be able to have these cases presented for indictment.”
Gonzales said his office is taking measures to protect the jurors in view of the crisis.
“They are socially distancing themselves, wearing masks and before they come into the courthouse they have their temperature taken," he said.
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Gonzales said the grand juries service is vital.
“We have to be able to have these cases presented for indictment. If not, then these cases would have to be dismissed," he said.
Gonzales praised the commitment of jurors.