After a promising start in the morning in finalizing jury selection for the John Ford Tennessee Waltz trial, things have come to a standstill. For the last 90 minutes, the defense and prosecutors have been meeting in hushed close-quarters, deciding on who will be the final three.
Finally they looked up and we were hopeful that the final alternate jurors would be announced. Papers snapped shut, laptops flipped open and cell phones were switched off. But alas...it was not to be.
Instead, the judge announced they needed a 20 minute break.
So again we wait...
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Former State Senator John Ford was indicted in the FBI sting known as the Tennessee Waltz. This blog records his trial as it happens.
