Day 2 - comes to an end

We saw seven people excused today. Five more remain in the jury pool. However, before recess today, Judge Cayer said 30 additional potential jurors will be brought in tomorrow. The questions will continue at 9:30 a.m. The day ended about half way through the jurors talking about their opinions on the death penalty. Two jurors were dismissed because they said their opinions were so strong they could not approve the death penalty for anyone, regardless of what they were instructed to do. The jury ended today with five women and seven men.
A part that bothered me a little was using the media coverage as a reason to be dismissed from duty, maybe because I’m part of the media, but I don’t have an opinion on this case. I’ve covered it from the beginning. I’ve heard facts, interviewed officers and attorneys and read court papers. I don’t have an opinion. I haven’t heard all the evidence. Then maybe I’ll have an opinion, but I will remain an unbiased journalist. I’ll report the news to you, for those who aren’t here.
Today’s session saw a couple of folks from Sawmills to show support for Jerry Anderson. I’m sure Emily’s supporters are here in spirit; although, not physically, yet. I’m sure more folks supporting both defendant and victim will be here once every thing really gets underway. That’s when I’ll be back. I’ll try to update daily until then. It’ll probably be in the evenings and check the Hickory Daily Record daily.