11 down and one to go

Hey all. Sorry that I did not write yesterday. Man, it's been a crazy cops week in the area. Action progressed in Gastonia this week. Attorneys agreed on one juror Thursday and one juror Friday. That means 11 people have been seated to determine Jerry Anderson's fate. Attorneys have one more person to decide on. Then, they'll have two to four alternate jurors to select.
I spoke with Robert Campbell this afternoon (who is always kind enough to answer my daily phone calls) and he hopes opening statements will begin by Thursday. That's if they can pick five jurors in three days. It took them nine days to pick nine jurors and four days this week to pick two jurors... so??
Anyway, I just know everyone is ready for this thing to begin. I'm looking forward to being down there and blogging three or four times a day to get information to you.
Have a good weekend. I'll be back Monday.

Day 16 - Déjà vu

I could literally repeat yesterday's blog for today. No jurors were seated in court today. The state did pass three potential jurors to the defense. Defense attorneys will begin asking those jurors questions tomorrow morning to see if they'd like those particular jurors to determine Jerry Anderson's fate. The questions will be the same as attorneys have asked all week. The defense has asked slightly different questions, including knowledge about certain computer software and the dairy farm business. Hopefully, we will have a few more jurors seated this afternoon. Come back tomorrow to find out.

Week three begins

Well, week three is underway. It appears we will not hear opening statements by the week's end. No jurors were seated in court on Tuesday. Attorneys still have to decide on three more jurors and then began selection on alternate jurors. How many alternates there will be is Judge Cayer's decision. I suspect it will be three or four. So unless something different happens than the previous two weeks I doubt we'll hear opening statements before the beginning of next week. Now as you know I'm not down there, but the attorneys are repeating the same questions to each individual juror that is asked to sit in the jury box. Those questions range from knowledge of the case to opinions on the death penalty to knowledge of certain evidence that will be discussed during the trial such as farm equipment, cell phones, search dogs, computer software and multiple marriages. Jury selection is not a fast process. Attorneys anticipated selection going into week 3.