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"Private jury pick sought for Nichols"

"Private jury pick sought for Nichols": The Atlanta Journal-Constitution today contains an article that begins, "Brian Nichols' defense team wants to conceal from public view one of the most crucial steps in his trial because he contends it is prejudicing potential jurors against him. In court papers filed Wednesday, Nichols and his lawyers asked Superior Court Judge James Bodiford to bar reporters from the courtroom until a jury is selected for the death penalty trial. The request troubled some experts because, in effect, it meant a shroud of secrecy would cover the process of deciding who would be an acceptable juror -- the process that often decides the fate of a case."

Full post as published by How Appealing on July 31, 2008 (boomark / email).