{"id":50587,"date":"2020-11-06T11:42:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T18:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/judge-in-redwine-trial-reports-mild-covid-like-symptoms-temporarily-suspends-hearings\/"},"modified":"2020-11-06T18:42:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T18:42:53","slug":"judge-in-redwine-trial-reports-mild-covid-like-symptoms-temporarily-suspends-hearings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/judge-in-redwine-trial-reports-mild-covid-like-symptoms-temporarily-suspends-hearings\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge in Redwine trial reports mild COVID-like symptoms, temporarily suspends hearings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"District
District Court Judge Jeffrey Wilson said he woke up Thursday morning with suspected COVID-19 symptoms. The trial for Mark Redwine is suspended until test results come back.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Mark Redwine\u2019s trial has been temporarily suspended after the judge overseeing the case said he woke up Thursday morning with mild COVID-19 symptoms and is now awaiting test results before being able to resume court proceedings.<\/p>\n

District Judge Jeffrey Wilson said at a court hearing Thursday that he could not smell or taste certain things Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the morning progressed, my sense of taste and smell have returned completely,\u201d Wilson said. \u201c(I have) no symptoms at present.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilson said he was tested via nasal swab Thursday morning, the results of which should be available Saturday. He also took a blood test, which came back Thursday afternoon showing a negative result.<\/p>\n

According to procedures put in place to hold the trial during the pandemic, Wilson said court proceedings will be suspended until the nasal swab test comes back.<\/p>\n

If both tests come back negative, the trial will resume as planned, though opening statements, which were scheduled for Monday, will have to be pushed back a few days to complete jury selection.<\/p>\n

If the nasal swab test comes back positive, Wilson said he will declare a mistrial, effectively canceling the trial.<\/p>\n

Already delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Redwine\u2019s trial is in its sixth day.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Redwine\u2019s defense attorneys pushed to cancel the trial until after the pandemic<\/a>, arguing that, given the number of witnesses, jurors and attorneys required to be in court, it would be too unsafe.<\/p>\n

Wilson repeatedly denied the requests, saying protocols put in place created a safe enough environment to hold the trial.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a trial I\u2019ve decided can\u2019t wait until sometime in the future when the COVID-19 pandemic is gone,\u201d Wilson told the potential jury pool last week. \u201cThe trial needs to occur.\u201d<\/p>\n

Redwine was arrested in July 2017 for allegedly killing his 13-year-old son, Dylan, in 2012. Ever since, he has been in custody at the La Plata County Jail awaiting trial.<\/p>\n

Numerous postponements and delays<\/a> have pushed back the trial over the years.<\/p>\n

jromeo@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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