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March 31st,
2009 - Attorneys Question Jury Pool in Iraq Slay Case |
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Attorneys Question Jury Pool
in Iraq Slay Case From the Associated Press March 31, 2009 Louisville, Ky. - Attorneys
for an ex-soldier charged in federal court with killing an Iraqi family are
asking for information on potential jurors. They argue that the
potential jury pool is lacking African-Americans. Former Fort Campbell soldier
Steven D. Green is to go on trial in Paducah on April 27 on murder and rape
charges and could face the death penalty if convicted. Jury selection is
scheduled to start Monday. Green's attorneys say the
region the jury pool was drawn from is nearly 9 percent African-American. Of
the 330 potential jurors in Green's case who responded to a questionaire,
only 13, or 3.9 percent, said they are black. Green is white. Prosecutors and attorneys
for Green did not return phone messages seeking comment Tuesday. © 2009 The Associated Press External link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6352140.html |