41. Then the judge wrote letters to Connie Chung and Maury Povich, and decided to send reporters packing while he questioned prospective jurors. 42. Tuesday afternoon each juror was questioned again, and some of these begged to be excused. 43. Two weeks ago, prosecutors asked Ito to allow individual voir dire, in which each prospective juror is questioned out of earshot of the other panelists. 44. Today, prosecutors and defense lawyers will begin to question prospective jurors individually. 45. Typically, potential jurors are questioned individually, and both sides then decide whether to use a strike. 46. Wennet questioned one juror Tuesday who a courtroom deputy overheard talking about a strange phone call she received over the weekend. 47. When the judge questioned the juror under oath, she denied having discussed the case but did concede that she had been on the Ricki Lake show. 48. Potential jurors were questioned by Assistant State Attorney Michael Schneider about pre-trial news coverage and the concept of felony murder. 49. Potential jurors will be questioned closely about their views of Arabs and the Middle East when jury selection begins in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. 50. As potential jurors were questioned, King, surrounded by his lawyers, strolled through the hallways. |