Jury sequestered for murder trial of a white former Dallas police officer charged with killing a 26-year-old unarmed black man after mistaking his apartment for her own.
A Texas jury will be sequestered for the duration of the murder trial of a white former Dallas police officer charged with killing a 26-year-old unarmed black man after mistaking his apartment for her own and wrongly suspecting he was a burglar.
Kemp did not say if the defense motion for a mistrial influenced her ruling on whether to sequester the jury in a hotel for the entirety of the trial, which is expected to last up to two weeks.Guyger is charged with murder stemming from the Sept. 6, 2018, fatal shooting of Botham"Bo" Jean at the South Side Flats apartment complex in Dallas.
"We're hoping to see a diverse jury that's able to critically analyze testimony from law enforcement officers," Merritt said. When the door opened, she saw a"large silhouette" in the nearly completely dark apartment and believed it was a burglar, according to the warrant. During his funeral, Jean, who was an accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers, was recalled by mourners as a man of many talents: a strong Christian, a beloved friend, dependable work colleague and a gifted singer. Jean's uncle said he had aspirations of becoming a politician in his native country of Saint Lucia.
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