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That exposure will signifi
cantly impact the ability to
select a jury for the trial.
When attorneys begin
choosing a jury tomorrow, the
lawyers will ask potential
jurors about their knowledge of
the case and what they’ve seen
on television, read in the news
paper or heard on the radio.
The attorneys, especially
those working for the defense,
will not want men and women
to serve on the jury if they have
already formed an opinion of
Turner’s guilt or innocence.
Because of all the exposure,
Judge Bodiford has asked for
two-and-a-half times the nor
mal number of potential jurors
called for a trial.
In absolute terms, the
judge’s request means the attor
neys will select a jury from a
pool of 100 men and women
instead of the typical 40.
Bodiford has said he
expects prosecutors and
defense attorneys will be able
to find enough unbiased men
and women from Cobb County
to serve on a jury for Turner’s
trial. However, if the lawyers
are unsuccessful and can not
find enough jurors, the judge
will consider moving the trial
to another jurisdiction.
George B. Shepherd, a pro
fessor of law at the Emory
University School of Law, said
jury selection for a high-profile
case such as Turner’s can be
difficult.
“It’s a troubling area of the
law,” Shepherd said.
The professor said the
defense attorneys in particular
will try to find jurors who
know nothing, or very little,
about TUmer's case.
However, short of turning
up a jury of men and women
who have never heard of Lynn
Turner, the defense will work
to weed out any people who are
already convinced of their
client’s guilt, he said.
On the other hand.
Shepherd added, prosecutors
do not want a jury filled with
men and women who are
“ignorant” of their community
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Which side
does an
ignorant
jury favor?
because they never read the
newspapers and never watch
television.
“Which side does an igno
rant jury favor?,” he said.
“They usually favor the
defense.”
In fact, defense attorneys
often look for potential jurors
who may not be the “sharpest
pencil in the drawer” because
those less-intelligent men and
women may end up acquitting
someone despite overwhelming
evidence in favor of the prose
cution, he added.
Russ Parker, an assistant
district attorney in Cobb
County who will be one of the
prosecutors during Turner’s
trial, said potential jurors will
often use the media attention as
an excuse to get out of jury
duty.
“People typically say
they’ve heard of the case and
then weasel out by saying they
can’t sit in on the case,” he
said.
Parker said he prefers jurors
who are educated, who are in
some sort of supervisory capac
ity at their jobs and who have
have maintained steady
employment.
“You want people with sub
stantial ties to the community,”
he said. “You don’t want some
one who’s been living under a
bridge.”
In addition to Parker, the
rest of the prosecution team
includes Cobb County District
Attorney Patrick Head. Cobb
Assistant District Attorney
Bryan Lumpkin and a special
ly-assigned prosecutor, Jack
Mallard.
Turner will be represented
at the trial by two Marietta
attorneys, Jimmy Berry and Vic
Reynolds.
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Forsyth Central High School sponsored its 2004
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