The last scheduled day of questioning jurors.

Rich and Deanna

This was the last scheduled day of questioning jurors. Another 17 jurors were brought in for individualized questioning and three of the jurors were passed for cause. Of the 14 jurors excused for cause, eight of them were excused based on their anti-death penalty views. 20 days of jury selection overall and 15 days of general voir dire have been completed. 65 out 237 prospective jurors have been passed for cause so far and return on October 8, 2009 for the final jury selection process. The trial is in recess today and will resume Thursday at 9:00 for the actual selection of the 12 jurors and 5 alternate jurors. If there are enough jurors to select the 12 jurors and five alternate jurors Thursday, the opening statements and start of the prosecution case will take place at 9:00 on Tuesday morning, October 13, 2009.

Judge Parsons decided today that if we run out of jurors on Thursday morning and are not able to get our 12 jurors and five alternate jurors, then we will start with a new panel of 75 jurors Thursday afternoon. This will delay the start of the trial until later in the week next week or even to the following Monday. We will know after jury selection Thursday whether there is any delay, and, if there is a delay, exactly how long it will be.

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