GUILTY TX - Christina Morris, 23, Plano, 30 Aug 2014 - Enrique Arochi kidnapping trial #1

[geevee]

Valerie Wigglesworth ‏@vlwigg 4m4 minutes ago
One juror feeling ill has been excused - 124 are left #arochitrial

Valerie Wigglesworth ‏@vlwigg 2m2 minutes ago
Some jurors saying they have already made up their mind about this case without having heard any evidence #arochitrial

Gabriel Roxas ‏@cbs11gabriel 31s32 seconds ago McKinney, TX
Multiple jurors tell judge they have already drawn conclusions that would influence their verdict. #arochitrial

Natalie Solis ‏@Fox4Natalie 18s19 seconds ago McKinney, TX
Juror tells judge her son knew #ChristinaMorris &was friends w #Arochi. Said she already made conclusion & would affect her verdict @FOX4

 

[geevee]

Jobin Panicker ‏@jobinpnews 3m3 minutes ago
There have been about 5 candidates who came forward to say they've "already reached a conclusion in case" #arochitrial @wfaachannel8

Gabriel Roxas ‏@cbs11gabriel 3m3 minutes ago McKinney, TX
Judge tells jurors it's an urban myth that jurors have to know nothing about the case

 

[geevee]

Natalie Solis ‏@Fox4Natalie 14s15 seconds ago McKinney, TX
Judge tells potential jurors if Arochi doesn't testify in his own defense can't be held against him @FOX4

Jobin Panicker ‏@jobinpnews 12m12 minutes ago
Judge addresses charge against Arochi. Agg Kidnapping, if found guilty is punishable from 5 - 99 years. #arochitrial @wfaachannel8

Natalie Solis ‏@Fox4Natalie 10m10 minutes ago McKinney, TX
Poss sentence range in #ArochiTrial for agg kidnapping -minimum 5yrs probation w no fine. Max -life in prison w up to $10K fine @FOX4

Gabriel Roxas ‏@cbs11gabriel 10m10 minutes ago McKinney, TX
Judge asks jury if they can fairly consider the range of punishment: min, 5 years probation; max, 99 years or life + $10,000 fine

Gabriel Roxas ‏@cbs11gabriel 4m4 minutes ago McKinney, TX
Jury breaks for lunch. We are down to 124 potential jurors after one went home sick #arochitrial

Natalie Solis ‏@Fox4Natalie 4m4 minutes ago McKinney, TX
Breaking for lunch. Back at 2:30p #ArochiTrial to resume w jury questionnaire @FOX4

Jobin Panicker ‏@jobinpnews 4m4 minutes ago
Potential jurors are being asked to fill out questionnaire. Will return after 1.5 hour break. #arochitrial @wfaachannel8

 

[geevee]

Natalie Solis ‏@Fox4Natalie 5m5 minutes ago McKinney, TX
#Arochi in gray suit & tie looking noticeably heavier from when @FOX4 interviewed him in 2014



Jobin Panicker ‏@jobinpnews 6m6 minutes ago

#NOW Arochi looks a bit heavier than photos show. He's making eye contact with his family in the back. #arochitrial @wfaachannel8

 

[geevee]

Jobin Panicker ‏@jobinpnews 3m3 minutes ago
Arochi waves to family as he's escorted into backroom. #arochitrial @wfaachannel8

Natalie Solis ‏@Fox4Natalie 2m2 minutes ago
Potential juror questionnaire in #ArochiTrial @fox4

 

[margarita25]

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Gabriel Roxas ‏@cbs11gabriel 3m3 minutes ago McKinney, TX
Judge tells jurors it's an urban myth that jurors have to know nothing about the case

Really? It is an urban myth? :waitasec:

 

[geevee]

Gabriel Roxas ‏@cbs11gabriel 12m12 minutes ago
Morris family members return to courthouse #arochitrial

 

[geevee]

Gabriel Roxas ‏@cbs11gabriel 9m9 minutes ago McKinney, TX
Jury is gathered outside Central Jury room waiting to be let back inside to resume selection process.

 

[truetexan]

Plano Star Courier‏ @planonewspaper
Potential jurors handed questionnaire about media coverage of Arochi case to fill out, court officials say this is special to #arochitrial

Plano Star Courier‏ @planonewspaper
Benches, walls outside central jury room lined with potential jurors #arochitrial

Valerie Wigglesworth‏ @vlwigg
We are back to waiting. Court time vs real time. Jury pool in #arochitrial still waiting in hall for afternoon questioning to begin.

 

[truetexan]

Plano Star Courier‏ @planonewspaper
Jurors still waiting in hallway 35 minutes after their mandated return #arochitrial

Gabriel Roxas‏ @cbs11gabriel
Jury was asked to be back by 2:30p. Now crowding benches outside Central Jury room still waiting to resume selection. #arochitrial

Plano Star Courier‏ @planonewspaper
Jurors now being called back into central jury room individually #arochitrial 3:17 pm

 

[suzyjackson]

Really? It is an urban myth? :waitasec:

I don't know the US rules but wouldn't it be pretty impossible to get juries for high profile cases if they had to find people who'd never heard of the case?

 

[geevee]

Thanks for taking the afternoon reins, TT.

 

[truetexan]

Gabriel Roxas‏ @cbs11gabriel
Jurors are being seated in a new order from their numbers that were assigned this morning. Unclear why. #arochitrial

Plano Star Courier
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Plano Star Courier‏ @planonewspaper
Jurors were called into room individually to be seated in a new order #arochitrial

 

[truetexan]

Plano Star Courier 37s
Plano Star Courier‏ @planonewspaper
Judge now dismissing potential jurors based on responses to questioning and answers on questionnaire. 19 jurors dismissed #arochitrial

Gabriel Roxas 43s
Gabriel Roxas‏ @cbs11gabriel
More than a dozen dismissed from potential jury. #arochitrial

 

[Latestforever]

Thank you so much Geevee and Truetexan for posting the tweets!!!

 

[truetexan]

Gabriel Roxas‏ @cbs11gabriel
Judge making us turn off electronic devices. #arochitrial

 

[Mountain Misst]

The sun is up in Aus. We're following around the globe. Bless y'all.

 

[geevee]

Gabriel Roxas‏ @cbs11gabriel
Judge making us turn off electronic devices. #arochitrial

No more tweeting? Holy moly.

 

[truetexan]

9/6/16 Our local news video clip NBCDFW Jury Selection Begins in Enrique Arochi Trial
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Jury-Selection-Begins-in-Enrique-Arochi-Trial-392441611.html

9/6/16/Our local newspaper Dallas Morning News Update: Jury selection continues for man accused in disappearance of Christina Morris from Plano's Shops at Legacy http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...stina-morris-from-plano-s-shops-at-legacy.ece

9/6/16 Our local Fox4 news Jury selection underway for Christina Morris kidnapping trial http://www.fox4news.com/news/202529916-story

9/6/16 Our local CBS http://dfw.cbslocal.com/tag/enrique-arochi/

 

[truetexan]

4:10 pm ct here in DFW Texas so should be getting more updates soon as the day comes to a close