Wednesday, September 17, 2008
News Brian Nichols' jury picked
Posted by Mara Shalhoup on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 8:46 PM
AJC.com reports that, after more than 30 days spent questioning a 240-person jury pool, 12 jurors and two alternates have been picked to hear the crazy-long (and crazy-expensive) death penalty case against alleged Fulton County courthouse killer Brian Nichols.
The trial is expected to last more than three months. Not surprisingly, the AJC reports, jurors didn't appear thrilled to be spending a quarter of 2008 in the courtroom:
Superior Court Judge James Bodiford congratulated the glum-looking group of jurors at 2 p.m. today when he told them they would be the hearing the case that is expected to last the rest of the year. They will start hearing testimony when they return Monday for opening statements.
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