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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower
My sense is: 1) the judge is smart, 2) the judge believes that this case should be decided here, where it happened, 3) is very frustrated with the City right now and might consider the venue motion more seriously because or that, but has been able to move jury selection along despite the setbacks caused by the settlement, and his allowing the defense extra peremptories may remedy the venue issue. But I hear what you are saying.
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Jury selection has revealed yet another complication in trying cops: having experience interacting with is entertained as a non-discriminatory reason to challenge even if it isn't.
To the judge's credit, he didn't view is as a reason to dismiss for cause, but getting rid people because they have experience with the MPD isn't a recipe for a fair jury either.
