Attorneys Begin Questioning

Lawyers for both the prosecution and the defense have started addressing and questioning the potential jurors in the John Healy Trial.

The Prosecution

• Assistant District Attorney Kurt Hameline asked the potential jurors to use common sense and life experience to determine credibility of witnesses.
• Hameline also spoke about the definition of the word opinion and instructed the potential jurors to forget all their previous opinions of this case.
• Hameline asked the potential jurors to promise not to speculate and to base their decisions on the facts of the case.
• The prosecutor also challenged jurors to follow the law even if they think the law is wrong.

The Defense

• Defense attorney Rebecca Wittman started questioning the prospective jurors just before noon time. She started by asking them personal questions about their jobs and experiences based on answers they gave in a survey filled out Monday. Right now she is continuing this process.