Another day in court was completed and what started as a productive day (three jurors cleared in the morning) finished with just one juror cleared in the afternoon. And we lost another juror who passed for cause two weeks ago due to new information about her knowledge of one of our law enforcement witnesses. So four steps forward and one step back.
The fourteenth day of jury selection overall and ninth day of general voir dire was completed. 15 jurors were questioned Wednesday (one juror called in sick with the flu and was rescheduled to next week). Four jurors were passed for cause and 11 jurors were excused. Additionally a juror who was passed for cause two weeks ago returned to court to advise that she learned at a party she attended that one of her friends was a Sheriff’s Office sergeant who will be a witness in our trial; her view was that he is an excellent officer and she would believe whatever he testified about. Judge Parsons excused her from the jury. Thus there are now 45 jurors cleared for cause (out of 142 jurors questioned). The trial resumes Thursday morning with general questioning of another group of jurors.
The fourteenth day of jury selection overall and ninth day of general voir dire was completed. 15 jurors were questioned Wednesday (one juror called in sick with the flu and was rescheduled to next week). Four jurors were passed for cause and 11 jurors were excused. Additionally a juror who was passed for cause two weeks ago returned to court to advise that she learned at a party she attended that one of her friends was a Sheriff’s Office sergeant who will be a witness in our trial; her view was that he is an excellent officer and she would believe whatever he testified about. Judge Parsons excused her from the jury. Thus there are now 45 jurors cleared for cause (out of 142 jurors questioned). The trial resumes Thursday morning with general questioning of another group of jurors.
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