Trial Opens for La. Officers Charged in Bridge Shootings
Charleston Gazette › June 23, 2011
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NEW ORLEANS - The first day of jury selection ended Wednesday without anyone seated to hear the case of five current or former New Orleans police officers charged in the deadly shootings of unarmed people on a bridge in Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath.
For more than five hours, U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt and attorneys questioned prospective jurors individually behind closed doors. The jury pool is set to return Thursday for more questioning.See the full content of this document
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Trial Opens for La. Officers Charged in Bridge Shootings
Still, Engelhardt told the jury pool they were making good progress.
"I'm very confident that we will complete this process (...See the full content of this document
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