Can a trial judge that commences a jury trial be prevented from proceeding until the trial is over?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mitchell, B281809 (Cal. App. 2018):
country for the following two weeks. (Cf. People v. Truman (1992) 6 Cal.App.4th 1816, 1826-1827 [trial judge not "unable to proceed" when he is present but attending to "his preexisting supervisory court responsibilities"].) Defendants suggest that a trial judge that commences a jury trial should be prohibited from leaving town until the trial is over; that is not the law.
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