“I am concerned about interference with jurors,” Davis said.
He noted the case has received attention from across the world and it is his job to make sure jurors remain “unaffected” by this, adding that he fears some “third party” could try to interfere with their work.
Before Thursday, the court summoned more than 1,000 individuals, noting jury duty could take weeks. Many of those potential jurors were able to apply for deferments because work or other circumstances would not allow them to serve for such a long proceeding.
Thursday’s process began with a pool of hundreds of potential jurors who live in New Castle County. The first process seeks to whittle that number to 36 people – which will allow attorneys for both sides to strike six potential jurors.
Potential jurors are being asked questions agreed to ahead of time by the attorneys and aimed at judging whether they can impartially review the evidence as jurors. Jurors who answer affirmatively to any of those questions are then questioned by the judge in a private room.
