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Fani Willis Fights for a Mass Trial As the Georgia Defendants Scatter

JonathanTurley

Yet, while the appellate courts may allow the criminal cases to proceed to verdicts, these severance and removal motions could result in more narrow reviews on the appellate level. Of course, Willis is not the only person with a challenging calendar. Some trials are scheduled for just before major Republican Party primaries.

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Gagging Donald Trump: Why Smith’s “Narrowly Tailored Motion” is a Neither Narrow Nor Wise

JonathanTurley

However, there are laws on the books allowing for the prosecution of such cases. Smith has pushed for a trial before the election and the court inexplicably shoehorned the trial into a crowded calendar just before the Super Tuesday election. More importantly, this is no typical case.