A total of 37 jurors, out of 111 jurors questioned, are in the October 8th pool.

The 12th day of jury selection is overall and the seventh day of questioning jurors about their ability to be fair in sitting on this case was completed. Another 16 jurors were interviewed and four of the jurors were passed for cause. A total of 37 jurors (out of 111 jurors questioned) have now been passed for cause. The trial resumes this morning with general questioning of another 16 jurors.

Of the 12 jurors excused today, nine of the jurors were excused based on their opposition to the death penalty as a potential punishment in the case; one juror was excused because of his view that only the death penalty is appropriate for the murder of a police officer; one juror was excused based on a new hardship (loss of $10,000 in savings if he had to sit for this lengthy trial); and one juror was excused because he was the defendant's father's general physician for many years (what are the odds he would be called as a potential juror in this case; very long odds.)

The four jurors passed for cause are three professional women and one man employed at Kaiser Hospital. All stated they could fairly consider both the death penalty and life without parole in a penalty phase of the trial.

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