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Live-blogging 1.1 - Texas v. R.B.

By Shawn Matlock

Jury selection is complete. The panel was not that bad. I think jury selection is more about feel than anything else. Either you can tell about someone or you can't. It's an art, not a science. We had some really interesting people on this panel. I was successful in my two challenges for cause. One woman had a bad experience with her father as a child, and the other saw first-hand what a DWI did to his best friend. Neither were good defense jurors. But they're gone. The State challenged someone on the basis that they believe all cops are liars. And? Seriously, I'm here all week. I played the odds by thinking that challenge would pull into contention a juror that we really liked (and to be honest, obviously really liked me. Let's just leave it at that...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on February 01, 2008 (boomark / email).