In this screen grab from video provided by the Travis County Commissioners Court, Judge Nicholas Chu, top left, confers with defense attorneys Carl Guthrie, top center, and Kannon Moore, top right, and prosecutors Jaime Flores, bottom left, and Afton Washbourne, bottom right, during a Texas jury trial being conducted over Zoom on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Austin. The court has launched what the state says is the nation's first virtual jury trial in a criminal case. The misdemeanor traffic case is being broadcast live on YouTube and comes as the latest experiment in how to resume jury proceedings in a criminal justice system that's been crippled by the coronavirus pandemic. (Travis County Commissioners Court via AP)
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