Jury selection continued as the court ruled on prospective jurors' sentencing views, limited follow-up questioning, and denied a renewed venue-change request.
Full day summary
Jury selection continued with individual questioning about publicity, the insanity plea, and prospective jurors' ability to consider life without parole and death after aggravating and mitigating evidence. The court excused Paul Long and several other prospective jurors for fixed sentencing views or stated inability to remain impartial, while finding Garrett Johnson, Jacob Whitten, James Prescott, and Marion Chavis Jr. qualified. The court also limited follow-up questioning about individual moral judgment and denied a renewed venue-change request tied to a courthouse newspaper headline, which was marked as Court's Exhibit 67 for identification only.