Questioning the jury pool - round one
The first person made the cut after the defense told her right away that Davidson is a drug dealer and was doing drugs the weekend of the murders in January 2007.
There was a quick dismissal for the second person, who told the court she couldn't be fair during the trial because she already thinks Davidson is guilty. She also opposed the death penalty.
The third person was kept in the pool. She said she supports the death penalty, but life is hard and upbringing affects people's choices.
The fourth person, a female referee for the SEC, was also kept in the pool, although, a job meeting might change that.
The first black person made the cut for the jury pool after defense attorney Doug Trant asked if he could consider that Davidson's childhood included a drug addict mother who threw him out.
The court excused the sixth person for personal reasons.
The seventh person, a black woman, was kept in the pool after telling the court she believes life in prison with remorse is more of a miserable punishment than the death penalty.
Despite admitting that the details of the murders frighten her, the eighth person, a single woman, was kept in the pool.
The ninth person, a postal worker, made it to the next round.
However the judge was uncomfortable with the answers of the tenth person, who was dismissed.
The eleventh person was dismissed after breaking down during questioning. He and his girlfriend were kidnapped. He was beaten and she was raped. Judge Richard Baumgartner apologized to the man before excusing him.
The next man was dismissed shortly after saying Davidson should be hanged in public.
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I loved that one!)
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