Utah held its first jury trial since the pandemic started. Here’s how it worked.

Judge Samuel Chiara always feels a bit of anxiety before a jury trial starts in his Duchesne County courtroom.He wants everything to move smoothly, he said, and for all the parties to feel like they had a fair experience.But earlier this month, the stakes were even higher. Chiara presided over the first jury trial in Utah since the state’s Supreme Court halted all trials nearly nine months ago because of concerns about the coronavirus.Chiara said, for his trial, the 8th District Court took