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2019 Murder TrialtranscripttranscriptPeremptory Strikes and Jury Selection - Jury Selection Day 10 - 2019 Murder TrialThe parties exercised peremptory strikes during jury selection, and the court denied a defense challenge for cause to Zachary Gantt while preserving the record.
Rick HubbardBoyd YoungEugene C. Griffith, Jr.Court ClerkRick HubbardBoyd YoungTHE COURTjury_selection
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Jury selection concluded with 18 jurors called and instructed, while the court resolved strike and venue challenges and addressed evidence and statement rulings.
Peremptory Strikes and Jury Selection
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COURT CLERK: The first one is number 174, Kenneth Hall. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What you say?

BOYD YOUNG: Excuse Mr. Hall.

COURT CLERK: Number 221, Garrett Johnson. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

BOYD YOUNG: Please excuse Mr. Johnson.

COURT CLERK: Number 473, Jacob Whitten. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: Number 339, James Prescott. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: Number 91, Arthus Chavis, Jr. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: Number 219, Paul Jennings. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: Number 166, Conrad Gore. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: 231, Tiffany Kent. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: 293, Jessica Miller. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: 162, Amy Girardeau. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: 302, David Murphy. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say you for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: 226, Desiree Jordan. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: 411, Scott Spigener. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: 179, Tonya Harmon. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: 247, Andrew Lewis. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: 272, Jeremy Mason. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

COURT CLERK: 457, Dinah Washington. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: 329, Anh Pham. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

BOYD YOUNG: Give me a minute, please.

COURT CLERK: Yes, sir.

BOYD YOUNG: Please swear Mr. Pham.

COURT CLERK: 464 Tracy Wehr. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

BOYD YOUNG: Please excuse.

COURT CLERK: 177, Terrie Hanley. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: What say for the Defense?

BOYD YOUNG: Please excuse.

COURT CLERK: 249, Sharon Lindler. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: 254, Jeffery Long, Jr. What say for the State?

BOYD YOUNG: The State is out of strikes.

COURT CLERK: I know, I still have to ask them anyway.

BOYD YOUNG: I thought it changed, I am sorry.

COURT CLERK: 254, which one for the Defense?

BOYD YOUNG: Please excuse.

COURT CLERK: 241 Toshia Latimer-Addison. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: Number 146, Stacey Foster. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 314, Judy Nixon. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 96, Toni Clark. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 156, Zachary Gantt. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

BOYD YOUNG: We do our challenge for cause?

THE COURT: If you want. Y'all have got, I mean, either side can do that.

BOYD YOUNG: You have got our record, Your Honor.

THE COURT: So respectfully I am not going to grant your motion for cause on him.

BOYD YOUNG: Thank you.

THE COURT: But you are protected on it.

COURT CLERK: Strikes are one and two, correct, Your Honor?

THE COURT: One and two.

COURT CLERK: 159, Richard Gentle. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 62, Todd Buehrig. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 495, Amy Wright. The State?

COURT CLERK: 136, Robin Ehrlich. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: Your Honor, I am sorry, how many?

THE COURT: I would go until we get them all.

COURT CLERK: 244, LaDonna Lee. The State?

COURT CLERK: Defense?

COURT CLERK: 56, Elizabeth Brown. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 308, Shanna Nelson. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 222, Scott Johnson. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 402, Jason Smith. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

RICK HUBBARD: They are out.

COURT CLERK: That's right, they are, on that one. Okay. 39, Donnie Blackmon.

THE COURT: All right. One moment. We are still at four, that would be sixteen total jurors. Is that enough, we have got more, we can go get two more if you like. I think we do get two more.

RICK HUBBARD: Let's just go ahead and get what we can.

THE COURT: Get two more?

BOYD YOUNG: I think four is plenty, Your Honor.

THE COURT: I am going to get two more. I am going to be conservative. Go ahead.

COURT CLERK: 39, Donnie Blackmon. What say for the State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 14, Dawn Applegate. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 370, Roger Sandy. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: 491, Reba Williams. The State?

COURT CLERK: The Defense?

COURT CLERK: That is 18, Your Honor.

THE COURT: 18. All right. Y'all want to review the strikes or not? Go ahead. I will give you a second and Ms. Frick will do so.

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