The high-profile murder trial for Austin Stryker is also the first time a judge has had to dismiss jurors mid-trial for COVID-19 concerns since Hall and Dawson counties resumed trials, according to court officials.
Hannah Bender case was first time jurors dismissed for COVID mid-trial, court officials say
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