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Eye On Boise archive for Aug. 12, 2008

TUESDAY, AUG. 12, 2008

Shasta may not have to testify

Shasta may not have to testify after all. Tuesday, on the eve of opening statements in Joseph Duncan’s death penalty sentencing trial in federal court, lawyers on both sides hinted in court that a deal is in the works. No details are available yet, but…

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Voir dire is done

In the final round of individual questioning of jurors today, one additional juror was approved from the five called in. In addition, two jurors previously approved back in April were brought back in, queried, and OK’d to serve. As of yesterday, when 18 jurors were…

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Why jury selection matters - a lot

Here’s how high the stakes are in the jury selection that’s now under way in the Joseph Duncan case: If just one juror objects in any of three different votes, Duncan would be spared the death penalty. That’s what happened in the case of Zacarias…

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