Individual Juror Voir Dire
329 linesWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023
(Court resumed at 11:00 a.m.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Good morning. Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. I'm going to have the Clerk do the roll call and check who is here, and we have a few jurors we need to have a discussion with.
COURT CLERK: Good morning again. When I call your juror number, if you would stand and say present and then have a seat, and I'll proceed to the next number. Thank you.
(Whereupon, the Clerk called the roll.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: If Juror 249 would come forward, please, along with counsel. Juror 249, Juror 650, and Juror 729, 349, 650, and 729, if you will.
(At this time, individual voir dire was conducted with the following jurors outside of the presence of the other jurors.)
(The juror entered the room.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Got a call or you called or someone called saying you may have a conflict of interest.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, sir. I'm on short-term disability for surgery that I had in the end of November, and my end date for the disability runs out on February 9th. I tried to get that extended so I could participate in this process, but they will not extend it. I have to go to the doctor on the 7th to get a release so they can extend it.
JUDGE NEWMAN: So, did you use the term conflict of interest or someone just wrote that down? Did you tell -- you called in?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: No, sir, I told the bailiff.
JUDGE NEWMAN: That you have -- what did you tell him?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I told him that I might have a conflict of interest, that I wouldn't be able to participate in the trial.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Okay. That's her conflict of interest. She's unavailable.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: No objection.
MR. WATERS: No objection, Your Honor.
JUDGE NEWMAN: We'll excuse you. Thank you for coming.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Thank you, sir. Sorry for the late notice.
(End of voir dire with this juror.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Next one is 650.
(Juror Number 650 entered the room.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. Hello. Step right in. Hands out of your pocket, please. All right, and where do you work?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: At Summerville Medical Center.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Center? And have you had any discussions with people at your job concerning this case?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: This case?
JUDGE NEWMAN: This case, yeah.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Just about the whole thing in general.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Yeah, this case.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes.
JUDGE NEWMAN: And what discussion did you have with them?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: People have just been talking about what's going on.
JUDGE NEWMAN: And since you've been here the other day?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Since I've been here?
JUDGE NEWMAN: Yes, ma'am.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah.
JUDGE NEWMAN: So, what discussion did you have at your job concerning the case?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I just talked to a couple of people that I know about just what was the -- these questions that were being asked.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Okay, and can you be more specific? What were you telling them? Were you telling them what's going on? Telling them what you think?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: No, just questions that were asked.
JUDGE NEWMAN: About the questions that the Judge asked you?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Right.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Okay, and the questions by State?
MR. WATERS: What was your number, again, ma'am?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: 650.
MR. WATERS: The reason why we're just having this, again, it always boils down to whether or not somebody can be fair and impartial --
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Right.
MR. WATERS: -- and put everything on the side and be fair and impartial. The other aspect of is this, during the trial, because you need to base your decision solely in the evidence in the courtroom --
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Right.
MR. WATERS: -- is not watch any media, not talk to anybody about it and that sort of thing, and I think the judge is going to give a very specific instruction about that. Are those things that you can honor and be a fair and impartial juror?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I think so.
MR. WATERS: All right. Thank you.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Are you hesitating?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I'm sorry?
JUDGE NEWMAN: Are you hesitating when you say you think so? You can be honest with us.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Right.
JUDGE NEWMAN: That's your job to be honest with us.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Right.
JUDGE NEWMAN: What's on your mind?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I believe that I could not talk about it.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Okay, and you believe you can be a fair and impartial juror?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I think so. I mean, I haven't -- I believe that everybody has their opinions about everything, but you can't really say what's true and what's not true until you have all of the information.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: Could I ask a couple of questions?
JUDGE NEWMAN: Sure.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: So, did you send this note back to the this Court, this yellow -- or did you say something to somebody that prompted that note? Is that from a bailiff or is that from her?
LAW CLERK: That was from the clerk. That one page is from the clerk.
JUDGE NEWMAN: From the clerk.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: It says Summerville, said she -- I'm sorry, Your Honor -- she is going around --
JUDGE NEWMAN: Someone from your job called saying that you were going around telling people you're in the jury pool. Is that right?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Well, I didn't know that you're not supposed to tell people that. I mean, my job knows that I'm here.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Yeah, I'm just --
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: So, I don't know what I'm supposed to do about that.
JUDGE NEWMAN: You're not being accused of doing anything wrong. We're just trying to find out.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Well, I mean, yeah, my job knows that I'm here and everybody is assuming, I'm sure.
JUDGE NEWMAN: That you're on jury duty?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Right.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: Let me take this one step further. When you were asked by the judge, or all of y'all were asked if you had formed an opinion on the case, did you stand saying you had an opinion?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: No.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: Okay. So, you don't have a firm opinion.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Right.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: You -- and whatever opinion you have is based on what you've read or heard in the media --
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Right, exactly.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: -- or websites, whatever?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: But you could -- you're telling the judge and the government that you could put whatever you've heard away when you get seated on the jury and base whatever decision you have to make in this case on what you hear in that courtroom, and any physical evidence that's introduced. Is that right?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah, I think so. I mean, I think that I'm just, like, really overwhelmed by all of this. I mean, this is huge.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: It is.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: And I have, like, terrible anxiety about it, so maybe that's why I talked about it, but --
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: But it is -- you appreciate the fact you have a huge responsibility here.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, it is, and that's how I feel about it. Like, I'm, like, scared shitless, to be honest.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: So are the rest of us, if that makes a difference. No objection.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Any objection by the State?
MR. WATERS: No objection.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: Mr. Murdaugh does not object to her.
JUDGE NEWMAN: We just needed to ask you this since someone called and --
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Right.
JUDGE NEWMAN: And you're not to discuss the case with anyone, as I indicated earlier.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Okay.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Thank you.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: And she's not going to go try to find out who called and ratted her out.
JUDGE NEWMAN: No, nobody mentioned who called. And you don't need to discuss with the other jurors why you came back here.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Okay. No problem.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: Thank you, ma'am.
(End of voir dire with this juror.)
(The juror entered the room.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Hey, how are you doing?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: How are you doing, sir?
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. Someone gave me your number that you needed to come back here and talk.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah. I apologize to everybody for bringing this up late. I was under the assumption that I would be able to make my payments on my child support, but if this goes for an extended period of time, longer than two or three weeks, I won't be able to obligate my child support payments, and that would put me in a lot of hot water with the Massachusetts court system.
JUDGE NEWMAN: You're paying child support in Massachusetts?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, sir. I pay $380 a week.
JUDGE NEWMAN: How long can you afford to be here?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: The way that I've done the math on it, about the three weeks.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. Well, that's the estimated time so far that this case is estimated to go.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Okay.
JUDGE NEWMAN: You're good for three weeks?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: It's right at the limit, but yes, I can pull three weeks.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. Questions by the State?
MR. WATERS: No questions, but we appreciate you bringing that to our attention. And this juror is acceptable to the State.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: Your Honor, again, I want to thank the juror for bringing that to our attention, and Mr. Murdaugh would love for him to be qualified.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. Well, thank you. We'll -- it'll be my job to keep it moving, so hopefully three weeks will be fine.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: All right. Well, I appreciate your time. Again, I apologize for the late.
JUDGE NEWMAN: No problem. Thank you.
(End of voir dire with this juror.)
(The juror entered the room.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: How are you doing?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Not good.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Okay. What's going on?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I started getting sick yesterday right after lunch. I can't keep nothing down, can't stay out of the bathroom.
JUDGE NEWMAN: And you don't know what you have?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: No, sir.
JUDGE NEWMAN: If it's Covid, we're standing back from you. You don't know what it is?
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: No objection, Your Honor.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. We'll let you go then. Thank you very much.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Thank you, sir.
(All parties returned to the courtroom.)
(Roll call by the Clerk.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back, and we have all of you back this morning, and out of the number of you that are here, we're going to whittle the number down to eighty, and then we will further inquire and then prepare to select a jury from that group. I want to -- want to know now, however, whether there are any jurors out there who believe that you cannot serve for whatever reason. If you believe you cannot serve, please stand. All right, ma'am, tell me your juror number.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: 294.
JUDGE NEWMAN: 294. All right. We'll talk to you in just a moment. Anyone else with a problem serving on this jury? Yes, ma'am?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: 58.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Juror number 58.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: 367.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Say again?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: 367.
JUDGE NEWMAN: 367? All right.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: 282.
JUDGE NEWMAN: 282.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: 396.
JUDGE NEWMAN: 396. All right. We'll speak to all of you in a moment. Are there any jurors who today are experiencing any Covid related symptoms such as shortness of breath, any other physical problems that might indicate that you may have Covid, or may have been exposed to someone with Covid? Yes, ma'am, tell me your juror number.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: 202.
JUDGE NEWMAN: 202, and are you currently experiencing problems, or you believe or you have been in contact with someone who's having problems?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I have a cough.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right, number 202, and you believe that might be Covid related possibly?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I don't think so.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Do you believe that you're available to serve or that we should let you go?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I think I will be available.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. Thank you. Has anyone else been exposed to anyone who was diagnosed with Covid, or you think might have it? Madame Clerk, you can -- we'll talk to those jurors, but you can get a list of eighty.
COURT CLERK: Sure.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. We'll be at ease while we speak with number 294, 58, 367.
(At this time, individual voir dire was conducted with the following jurors outside of the presence of the other jurors.)
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: Judge, before we bring that first one back, the young lady who was having -- thought she might have Covid symptoms, if she does and spreads it to the rest of the jury panel, let alone the jury, I just, in an abundance of caution, I ask she be excused.
MR. WATERS: I think she's just got a cough. As soon as Dick said that to me walking in, I think Jim Griffin coughed so maybe he should be excused, too.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: That's fine.
JUDGE NEWMAN: She stood for a reason in response to the question.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: It makes me nervous.
JUDGE NEWMAN: We can bring her here and have her stand over there, or I'm not sure how to do it. Bring the first one in, number 294.
(Juror Number 294 entered the room.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Come on, young lady.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Stand right here?
JUDGE NEWMAN: Yes, ma'am. What's on your mind?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I have school and I didn't know this was going to be time consuming. I would have wanted to do it, but I have a lot of work that I need to get done.
JUDGE NEWMAN: What kind of school do you have?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Pursuing nursing.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right, and when do you go to school?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: It's online right now but it's, like, a lot of content.
JUDGE NEWMAN: How many hours a week? Every day? 2 or 3 hours a day?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: There's something to do every day, yeah.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. You don't believe you have time to be on the jury?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: No. Is if, like -- I don't really know how it's going to, like, go. So, like --
JUDGE NEWMAN: We'll be here all day for about two or three weeks or so.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah.
JUDGE NEWMAN: You can't do it. All right, by the State?
MR. WATERS: Obviously jury service can be a big imposition. It's something that citizens, you know, have to do. I think Winston Churchill said it's the highest public service next to military service. But you just think it would be too much of an imposition to serve in that capacity?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah.
JUDGE NEWMAN: We would love to have you if you could do it.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah. I think I better --
JUDGE NEWMAN: Have you been thinking hard about it since you were here the other day?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah. I was going to stay, but, like, I can't.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Just can't do it?
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: No objection, Your Honor.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. We thank you for trying, and good luck on your -- in your nursing career. And you're excused.
(Break in proceedings.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Transfer. Well, when are you going to get out of school? When are you going to be studying that nursing?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I'm doing prerequisite, then, like --
JUDGE NEWMAN: When?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: It was supposed to be -- it's kind of, like.
JUDGE NEWMAN: When are you going to be through, if you know?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I would say --
JUDGE NEWMAN: Another year or two?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah, about two years.
JUDGE NEWMAN: We'll just excuse her.
(End of individual voir dire.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: 58 is next.
(Juror Number 58 entered the room.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Hi there.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Hello.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Okay. What brings you back here?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I just found out my boss has been out of work two and a half out of three weeks with some health issues. He had a biopsy, upper and lower GI done last Wednesday. Didn't think the results would come back for a couple of weeks. They're back. He goes to see a surgeon tomorrow. We are the only two, him and I, that knows our accounts receivable, accounts payable. So, if I have to be here and he has to have surgery --
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. What says the State?
MR. WATERS: I certainly understand that situation, so no objection from the State to her being excused, Your Honor.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: No objection to her being excused.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. Thank you, ma'am, thank you for coming. You're excused.
(End of individual voir dire.)
(Juror Number 367 entered the room.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: 367. Okay, young man, what brings you back here?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I pay child support, Your Honor.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Child support?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, sir.
JUDGE NEWMAN: How much do you pay?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: 217 a week.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Every week?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Every week.
JUDGE NEWMAN: For how many babies?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Two.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. What kind of job do you have?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I drive a truck.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Okay.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, sir.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Do you work for a company or for yourself?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, sir, a company.
JUDGE NEWMAN: And you can't afford to be here, or what is the situation?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I mean, my job told me as long they don't need me, it's no problem, but -- I don't have a problem with it as long as -- but I don't know about the mothers.
JUDGE NEWMAN: About the others?
MR. WATERS: The mothers.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Oh, okay, you don't know about them.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I don't know how they're going to react.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Two mamas?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes.
JUDGE NEWMAN: You still got to pay child support.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah, that's why I'm working.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Well, jury duty is not an excuse from paying child support.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah. That's why I'm saying while I'm here, I'm not getting paid to pay that.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Are you behind already?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, sir.
JUDGE NEWMAN: How far behind are you?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: 3,000.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Oh, goodness. Have you been to jail for it?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: No, sir. I don't want to go.
JUDGE NEWMAN: What says the state?
MR. WATERS: Obviously jury service can be a big imposition on everybody. We would love to have you, but you just think it, it's too much of a risk with being able to pay that money?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah, I would say. I don't want to get no further behind than what I am.
MR. WATERS: Okay. I understand. No objection, Your Honor.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: No objection, Your Honor.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. Thank you very much for -- we'll let you go.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: All right. Thank you.
(End of individual voir dire.)
(Juror Number 282 entered the room.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Hey, number 282. How are you doing?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: All right.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Yes, sir. What's on your mind?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Being work. If I'm out of work -- I've got -- both of my knees are going to have to be replaced, and I'm planning on doing it this year, and I'm going to be out of work four to five weeks easy on each knee. I'll have temporary disability that will help pay some bills, but if I'm on this case, that's going to be that much more time off from work. Plus I have -- my wife doesn't work, health problems with her. She doesn't drive. So, I'm just concerned about that. That's my biggest concern.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I have nothing -- I can plan with the knee surgery. This I didn't plan on, and it would put me in a bind.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right.
MR. WATERS: Obviously jury service is a big imposition and certainly we understand that circumstance. You just think it would make your life too much unpredictable to be able to do that?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, sir.
MR. WATERS: We obviously need people who can focus but also need people to make that sacrifice.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: You know, it's -- I've done jury duty in the past, you know. It's always been a week, and then even with that week it's always been two or three days, but with something like this, plus with what I'm facing coming up, it's just.
MR. WATERS: Do you think a couple of weeks, that would cause you anxiety and problems --
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Well, and financial.
MR. WATERS: Financial?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes.
MR. WATERS: No objection.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: So, you would be -- because of the financial concerns and all that, you would be distracted to some extent?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, sir.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: No objection. Mr. Murdaugh doesn't object to him being excused.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. We'll excuse you. Thank you.
(End of voir dire with this juror.)
(Juror Number 396 entered the courtroom.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. What's up?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: How are you doing?
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. What's on your mind?
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: What's his number?
JUDGE NEWMAN: 396.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: 396.
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: I think it's the first Monday in February my daughter has got an appointment for her seizures, and I'm the only person in my house that's got a job.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. She has seizures and you have a doctor's appointment for it?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, sir.
JUDGE NEWMAN: You've got to be there, got to take her?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yes, sir.
JUDGE NEWMAN: How old is she?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Eight.
JUDGE NEWMAN: She's been having health problems over the years?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah. We've been dealing with it for about two years now.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Okay. State?
MR. WATERS: I certainly understand that. Is it just an issue of being able to pay for that doctor, or you need to take her, or --
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah, I take her.
MR. WATERS: Take her to the doctor's appointment?
UNIDENTIFIED JUROR: Yeah.
MR. WATERS: Well, I certainly understand that. Thank you for coming. No objection.
MR. HARPOOTLIAN: No objection, Your Honor.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Okay. Thank you. We'll excuse you.
(All parties returned to the courtroom.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right, Madame Clerk.
(At this time, the jury panel was sworn.)
MR. WATERS: Your Honor, can we approach real briefly?
COURT CLERK: While they approach, you may be seated. Thank you.
(A bench conference was held.)
COURT CLERK: All right, as I call your name, Mr. Bennett -- not your name, I'm so sorry. As I call your number, Mr. Bennett and Mr. Reuben over here are going to direct you on where to sit once your name is -- once your number is called. Any question?
JUDGE NEWMAN: Please do not leave the courtroom. We'll just have a designated area that we will have the eighty congregate because we're going to release the others afterwards.
COURT CLERK: Juror 785.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Stand somewhere in the courtroom. In fact, you can stand where you are. Just know who you are, you're a part of the jury pool, the main jury pool. Just know that you're not to leave. Proceed.
COURT CLERK: Juror 384. Juror 572. If you will stand. Juror 578, 578.
JUDGE NEWMAN: Is 578 who responded earlier?
COURT CLERK: There we go. Thank you.
JUDGE NEWMAN: You've got to listen, jurors. You have a number, juror number.
COURT CLERK: Juror 220. Juror 528. Juror 193. Juror 589. Juror 630. Juror 826. Juror 544. Juror 644. Juror 654. Juror 244. Juror 22. Juror 729. Juror 864. Juror 278. Juror 741. 741? Juror 254. Juror 326. Juror 337. Juror 441. Juror 704. Juror 82. Juror 530. Juror 548. Juror 303. Juror 394. Juror 59. Juror 358. Juror 152. Juror 221. Juror 185. Juror 110. Juror 176. Juror 75. Juror 16. Juror 255. Juror 808. Juror 567. Juror 556. Juror 727. Juror 124. Juror 887. Juror 582. Juror 346. Juror 886. Juror 181. Juror 224. Juror 781. Juror 571. Juror 202. Juror 651. Juror 524. Is 524 -- there you are. 518. Okay. Juror 669. Juror 715. Juror 856. Juror 390. Juror 557. Juror 17. Juror 370. Juror 351. Juror 3 -- sorry, Juror 674. Juror 575. Juror 803. Juror 95. Juror 799. Juror 522. Juror 148. Juror 374. Juror 816. Juror 810. Juror 588. Juror 470. Juror 533. Juror 534. Juror 240. Juror 784. Your Honor, that's eighty.
JUDGE NEWMAN: All right. Thank you all, ladies and gentlemen. Now, those of you will remain with us as other -- as the other jurors are excused, if you will be seated, just know that when others are excused, you must stay with us and you may be seated. We haven't excused anyone. I haven't excused anyone. Those of you whose numbers were not called, I want to thank you for your cooperation and service this week. You have now qualified for jury service for the next year. You're not qualified to serve. Again, for two additional years you can exercise an exemption because, as I stated earlier, no person is required to serve more often than once every three calendar years, and it takes a lifetime quite often for you to -- for many people to get called. So, thank you very much for your service, and you are free to go. Thank you very much.
(The remaining jury pool not selected for the final eighty left the courtroom.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Juror Number 202. Ma'am, since you stood and expressed a concern in response to the question that I asked and you indicated you have a cough, we don't know -- hopefully you're fine, but all parties would feel most comfortable if you are excused. So, thank you very much, and you may go. Thank you very much.
(Juror 202 left the courtroom.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Ladies and gentlemen, the lawyers need about 15 minutes to ponder the remaining jurors before you're called upon for them to exercise their strikes, so we will take 15 minutes before we select a jury. We'll be in recess for 15 minutes.
(A break was taken.)
JUDGE NEWMAN: Madame Clerk.
COURT CLERK: Thank you, Your Honor.