Jury selection has concluded in the retrial of John Katehis, the sadistic monster who murdered George Weber. Not long after the jury was selected, Juror #10, a Russian speaking man, indicated that he was unable to understand the instructions and the Judge dismissed him. This left three alternate jurors. As it stands now, amongst the 15 men and women who will decide Katehis's fate (12 jurors, 3 alternates), there are five men and ten women. Five appear to be African-American and ten appear to be White or Hispanic. They all seemed to be paying pretty close attention to Judge Firetog's instructions. Firetog is the same Judge as the last trial and the prosecutor, Brooklyn ADA Anna Siga-Nicolazzi is the same as last time. Katehis, who was represented by a truly reprehensible snake last time is now represented by a gentleman named Matthew Cohen. I've heard little of Cohen's reputation prior to this case and know very little about him. Katehis is charged with murdering George Weber in March of 2009 after the two arranged to meet on the internet. The jury is incredibly important. It was only one juror, who in violation of her oath, caused the last trial to be a deadlock and a mistrial.
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