"The first wave of as many as 1,200 potential jurors who will be vetted for the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began the arduous security screening at 7:30 this morning at U.S. District Court in South Boston.
Shivering, toting shopping bags and glancing warily at throngs of news cameras, they lined up in the cold under the watchful eyes of law enforcement agents and the Boston Police Department bomb squad and the steady throb of helicopters circling overhead.
There has been no sign of Tsarnaev, 21. His defense team previously indicated he would not attend jury selection until the formal empanelment process.
Potential jurors were herded through two lines of metal detectors after the mandatory surrender of all electronic devices.
Groups of jurors today, tomorrow and Wednesday will be greeted by the trial teams and hear brief introductory remarks before receiving questionnaires that remain sealed from public view, but are expected to flush out any biases or established beliefs as to Tsarnaev’s guilt or innocence.
To be seated, the jurors must be open to imposing the death penalty, according to instructions by federal Judge George O’Toole Jr. Tsarnaev’s lawyers have repeatedly requested a delay in the trial and a change of venue, saying it will be impossible to find an unbiased jury in Greater Boston."
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/01/jurors_enter_federal_court_to_begin_tsarnaev_trial_screening
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