12:16 p.m. — Two more potential jurors let go
Two more potential jurors were dismissed for cause. Assistant District Attorney Angela Garcia-Lamarca had asked them if they could be “fair and impartial” to the defendant and the State of North Carolina by assessing their previous media exposure to the case. Both said they could not be, because of what they had already read in the news.
–MIYE SUGINO
10:51 a.m. — Two potential jurors dismissed
Around 10 a.m., two potential jurors were dismissed after expressing reservations about their ability to look at photographs from the crime scene during trial.
“You will see blood, you will see damage to the victim’s body,” Assistant District Attorney Angela Garcia-Lamarca had warned the jurors.
“I can hear a description of something graphic; I would have a hard time with my eyes open,” one of the jurors said.
The other juror had lost family members to murder, and admitted that she occasionally experienced panic attacks.
“I have talked about you being 23, but I realize—you have experienced a lot,” Garcia-Lamarca said, not breaking eye contact—to which the juror nodded emphatically, “Yes.”
Both jurors were dismissed for cause.
–MIYE SUGINO
9:35 a.m. — Jury selection continues in trial for man accused of killing UNC student
It’s Wednesday, Sept. 30 — the third day of trial for the man accused of killing Faith Hedgepeth in 2012.
Court proceedings resumed just a few minutes ago. Assistant District Attorney Angela Garcia-Lamarca is continuing to ask questions of the jury pool. No jurors have been seated at this point.
Here’s a thorough look from 9th Street reporters Gemma Tutton and Fiona Shuldiner of what happened during Day 2.
–Sarah Krueger, Managing Editor