Sunday, January 23, 2005

Mark Wesson Jury Selection begins Tuesday

FRESNO, Calif. Jury selection begins Tuesday in the case of Marcus Wesson, a Fresno man accused of the worst mass murder in the city's history.
The 58-year old Wesson has been charged with the slaying of nine of his children last March. His children ranged in age from one to 25. He's also accused of raping several girls in the family. About 2,200 people have been summoned to appear as potential jurors. They'll be asked to complete a 20-page questionnaire and they'll be interviewed individually by prosecution and defense attorneys. Jury selection is expected to take about a month. Wesson's public defenders have been turned down several times in their efforts to have the trial moved out of Fresno.
Article source: KESQ News.

Would Wesson get a fair trial anywhere? I don't understand why the defense team even tries to transfer him to another district. The only place that wouldn't give him the death penalty is Austria, and I don't think Arnie would let him go to a bunch of "girly-men"?

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