Fast Start to Jury Selection at Trial of Former Deputy Accused of Failing to Confront Parkland Shooter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Jury selection in the trial of a former sheriff’s deputy charged with failing to confront the killer of 14 students and three staff members at a Florida high school five years ago got off to a speedy start Wednesday, with the preliminary round concluding in just one day.
Circuit Judge Martin Fein had tentatively scheduled three days of preliminary jury selection, seeking 50 candidates whose schedules and employment would allow possibly two months of service at the trial of former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson.
But by the end of Wednesday, the judge ended the process after finding 55 finalists out of 300 prospects interviewed….