Judge blames prosecutor for trial delay

YOUNGSTOWN — A Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge who prioritized three jury trials for Prosecutor Paul J. Gains says he ended up with “24 jurors waiting in the wings” and no trial ready to go forward.

“I don’t have a trial this week — that’s what happened,” Judge James C. Evans said this past Thursday. “I called Gains and did not get a return call.”

The judge said an “irritating” lack of organization by Gains’ office created the situation.

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