50 jurors were called in on April 1st, 2024. Prospective jurors were broken up into smaller groups for the voir dire process.

GROUP 1

• Juror 11 (male)

• Juror 27 (female)

• Juror 31 (female)

• Juror 41 (female)

• Juror 48 (male)

• Juror 56 (female)

• Juror 67 (male)

• Juror 121 (female)

• Juror 146 (female)

• Juror 186 (male)

• Juror 219 (male)

• Juror 249 (male)

• Juror 296 (female)

• Juror 321 (male)

• Juror 348 (female)

• Juror 394 (male)

EXCUSED JURORS

• Juror 11: Challenge for Cause - Defense (Hardship)
  • He has a 3 month old and also works. No hardship indicated. Works early mornings. No immediate hardship. Being sequestered would be difficult but if it is required, as his civic duty he would make it work. He has no prior knowledge of the case. He came across it looking through news but didn’t delve any deeper than glancing at it. He doesn’t know work policy, if jury duty is unpaid it would be a financial hardship.
  • Attorney Prior: “Your honor I think this young man is being honorable but he doesn’t know what his employer is going to say.” (Challenge for cause, state has no objection)
  • Juror 11 is excused.
  • Judge Boyce: “Your attitude is very much appreciated by the court and your willingness to serve.”
• Juror 41: Challenge for Cause - Prosecution (Hardship)
  • Has a pre-paid upcoming trip. Has already spent money. Doesn’t want her to resent missing her trip. Juror is excused.
• Juror 48: Challenge for Cause - Defense (Bias/Pre-trial Publicity)
  • Juror is excused.
• Juror 67: Hardship
  • Sole provider. Wife has autoimmune disorder. Would be difficult for him to do this and he may be laid off. Operator, short staffed. Answers alarms for places all over the country. If he is gone for ten weeks they will have to let him go.
    • No objection from state or defense. Juror 67 is excused based on facing loss of employment.
• Juror 121: Challenge for Cause - Defense (Hardship/Bias)
  • Exposed to pre-trial publicity.
  • Has a work function May 3rd she is responsible for planning
  • Juror is excused.
• Juror 249: Challenge for Cause - Prosecution (Hardship)
  • Gets two weeks of paid juror time. Sole provider. Family relies on his income.
    • State moves to excuse juror 249 for hardship. Defense stipulates. Juror is excused
• Juror 348: Judge - Hardship
  • Two family events transpiring during the time or directly after, one is daughters graduation from college. Beginning of May. Were not able to have any graduation for high school due to Covid. Mother passed in February and she is responsible as executor of estate, to prepare documents and she is working with east coast lawyers (challenging), as well as planning for her service in June on the east coast.
    • No objection from prosecution or defense. Juror is excused.

Prior Knowledge of Case:

• Juror 27

• Juror 31

• Juror 41

• Juror 48

• Juror 56

• Juror 121

• Juror 146

• Juror 219

• Juror 249

• Juror 296

• Juror 321

Prior Opinion on Case:

• Juror 48