Results for: Jury Selection

A prospective juror for a murder-conspiracy trial involving two men charged in connection with the 2022 Coutts border blockade was excused after he appeared in court wearing a T-shirt with the faces of the accused printed on it. During the jury selection process, several other potential jurors were also excused for various reasons, including a man who works overnight shifts and a woman who had a non-refundable trip booked to Europe.

A 14-year veteran of overnight shifts said he wouldn’t be able to stay awake, while another potential juror was excused due to bias because his brother was a police officer. The woman who was excused due to her upcoming trip burst into tears of joy when the judge granted her request.

After a four-hour proceeding, a jury of five men and nine women was selected to preside over the trial, which is scheduled to begin later this week. The accused, Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert, are facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder of police officers, mischief, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Jury selection is ongoing in the trial of Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, who is facing federal corruption charges. Several prominent individuals, including current and former lawmakers, White House officials, and political strategists, may be called to testify. Menendez and two New Jersey businessmen are accused of a bribery scheme involving Egypt and Qatar. Co-defendant Jose Uribe has pleaded guilty and will testify against the other defendants. This is the second time Menendez has faced corruption charges in a decade.

Karen Read’s trial for the alleged murder of Boston police officer John O’Keefe is set to begin next week after five days of jury selection. A jury of 16 will hear the case, which has drawn significant media attention and speculation. The defense has claimed that Read is being framed as part of a police coverup, while prosecutors are expected to present evidence to support their case that Read intentionally drove her car into O’Keefe while intoxicated. The trial is expected to last eight weeks.

The final jurors have been selected in the trial of Karen Read, a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022. The jury selection process, which began on April 16th, took five days to complete, with 19 jurors ultimately being chosen. Opening statements in the trial are scheduled for Monday, and the trial is expected to last six to eight weeks.

Jury selection in the murder trial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022, is set to continue on Wednesday. Read has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges. The prosecution alleges that she struck her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, with her vehicle outside a home in Canton during a snowstorm following a night of drinking. The defense claims that O’Keefe was beaten inside the home, bitten by a dog, and left outside. As of Monday, 19 jurors have been seated, with the goal of selecting 20 so that up to four can be dismissed. The defense is challenging the constitutionality of the courtroom’s seating arrangements, arguing that they violate Read’s right to confrontation.

Defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022, are permitted to continue phone surveys of potential jurors, as per a recent ruling by a judge. The judge’s decision allows the defense team to inquire about the case’s public perception, including knowledge of Kohberger’s arrest, his vehicle, DNA evidence, and a knife sheath found near one of the victims. While the prosecution had argued that the surveys could prejudice potential jurors, the judge determined that most of the questions involved information already made public through court documents or subsequent discussions in open court, thus falling within the bounds of the public record. The ruling allows the defense team to continue gathering information about the case’s impact on the community as they prepare for trial.

In the ongoing quadruple homicide case against Bryan Kohberger, lawyers for the suspect have employed a ‘strategic’ move by submitting a survey to potential jurors. Judge John Judge has endorsed this tactic, emphasizing the need for an impartial jury. The defense team argues that the results show bias against Kohberger in Latah County, Idaho. The judge’s decision to allow the survey despite criticism from the prosecution suggests that he is mindful of the due process rights of the defendant. Meanwhile, the defense plans to introduce expert testimony to cast doubt on the prosecution’s cell phone data evidence.

Defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students, have been granted permission to resume phone surveys of potential jurors. Judge John Judge ruled that the surveys can continue as long as they do not violate a gag order that he had previously issued in the case. The defense team’s consultant had been surveying potential jurors about their knowledge of the case. Prosecutors had argued that the surveys violated the gag order and could prejudice potential jurors. However, Judge ruled that most of the questions in the survey were based on information that is already publicly available. He also said that other questions about rumors and crime documentaries that potential jurors may have seen about the case are now part of the public record and can be included in future surveys.

In the trial of Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students, a judge has granted the defense team permission to continue conducting surveys among potential jurors without any modifications to the survey questions. The judge initially halted the surveys due to concerns that some of the questions violated the court’s non-dissemination order. However, after reviewing the questions, the judge determined that most of them were based on information that had already been made public, and the remaining two questions were read into the public record during hearings. The judge acknowledged that the questions may contain “prejudicial information or misinformation,” but ultimately left the decision to the defense team, stating that he did not have sufficient information to second-guess their strategic choices.

Week two of Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan saw prosecutors lay out their case, alleging election interference and a cover-up involving adult film actress Karen McDougal. Defense attorney Todd Blanche countered by emphasizing Trump’s innocence and challenging the credibility of witnesses. The trial continues with testimony from former AMI CEO David Pecker expected to resume Tuesday.