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Hainstock Accused Of Fatally Shooting Principal

NOTE: The Eric Hainstock murder trial begins on Thursday and you can follow all the happenings of as it occurs in this exclusive blog.

Hainstock, 16, faces one count of first-degree murder in Weston Schools Principal John Klang's death this past September. Hainstock could face life in prison if he's convicted.

WISC-TV reporters will be posting frequently from within the courtroom about what's happening.

Check back for frequent updates.

Updated 11:30 a.m. CDT August 3, 2007

Judge Patrick Taggart has sentenced Eric Hainstock to life in prison, with first opportunity for parole after 30 years. He said he considered Hainstock's age and background and said he believes he can be rehabilitated. Defense attorneys had requested parole eligibility after 20 years, while the state had requested 49 years,with the date of eligibility being Sept.29, 2056, or 50 years after the shooting at Weston.

Updated 10:00 a.m. CDT August 3, 2007

After a verdict of Guilty of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide came in just before 8pm last night, this morning we are at a sentencing hearing for Eric Hainstock. Hainstock waived his right to a pre-sentence investigation and requested sentencing today. This morning family and friends will testify to at what point they believe Hainstock could be paroled from his mandatory life sentence. Sue Klang has taken the stand, saying, "No matter what happens to Eric, it will be a pittance to what our family has suffered." Following, the prosecution and defense will recommend sentences, but the ultimate decision will be up to Judge Patrick Taggart. We'll keep you updated when the sentence comes in.

Updated 3:15 p.m. CDT August 2, 2007

The jury asked about 15 minutes ago for a few exhibits for their deliberations. They asked to see the small handgun, John Klang's autopsy report, a transcript of Hainstock's taped interview, and the sketch Hainstock made during that interview of the halls of Weston High School.

Updated 1:20 p.m. CDT August 2, 2007

The jury now has the case. Defense Attorney Jon Helland told jurors in his closing arguments that he couldn't give them a reason that Hainstock had done this, because he was a kid, but that it was never intentional. Helland said if Hainstock had wanted to kill anyone "he had plenty of opportunity when he walked in the door." He told the jury that Hainstock's actions were criminally reckless and that they should find him guilty of 2nd Degree Reckless Homicide.

The judge dismissed the two alternate jurors, and then gave them the case. We'll bring you an update as soon as there's word of a verdict.

Updated 12:00 p.m. CDT August 2, 2007

The State has finished their closing arguments this morning. District Attorney Patricia Barrett spent more than an hour pointing out discrepancies between Eric Hainstock's testimony on the stand yesterday and his videotaped interview the day of the shooting. She showed clips of the interview to the jury during her arguments to emphasize those points, including one where Hainstock said he pulled out the handgun and was "ready to shoot." Barrett told the jury, "He didn't have it ready to talk to them, to scare them." She said, "If as the defendant wants you to believe, he just wanted to talk to people, why did he need two guns."

Defense Attorney Jon Helland is currently presenting the Defense's closing arguments.

Updated 9:45 a.m. CDT August 2, 2007

Court is in session this morning. The judge is giving instructions to the jury prior to closing arguments, and has included three possible charges, two being lesser degrees of the first. First Degree Intentional Homicide, First Degree Reckless Homicide, and Second Degree Intentional Homicide. He has explained the definition of each to the jury.

All three need the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Eric Hainstock caused the death of John Klang, although today the Defense stipulated that Hainstock admits to that fact. The differences are that First Degree Intentional Homicide requires Hainstock to have intended to kill Klang, although there needs to be no time of reflection prior to the act of that intent. Judge Taggart said "it can be only in that instant that the intention is present." First Degree Reckless does not require the prosecution to prove intent, only that Klang's death was caused by Hainstock's reckless acts, and that he acted in utter disregard for human life. Second Degree Reckless also requires Prosecutors to prove that Hainstock caused Klang's death by reckless acts, but not that he acted in disregard for human life.

In discussing what reasonable doubt would be, Judge Taggart said doubt should not be because of sympathy or fear, but he said they jury should "not search for doubt, you should search for the truth."

The differences in the penalties are also distinct... and are as follows:

First Degree Intentional Homicide is a Class A Felony, punishable by life in prison. First Degree Reckless Homicide is a Class B Felony, punishable by up to 60 years in prison, and Second Degree Reckless Homicide is a Class D Felony, punishable by a fine up to $100,000 and/or 25 years in prison.

Closing arguments will follow the instructions.

Updated 1:40 p.m. CDT August 1, 2007

After an unexpectedly small amount of witnesses and testimony from the Defense, both sides have rested and the jury is expected to hear closing arguments in the morning. The defense presented Hainstock's best friend, who talked about the teasing, and his surprise that if Hainstock would do something like this, that Eric wouldn't have told him first. They also brought up his grandmother, Irene Hainstock. She lovingly talked about her grandson, and a conversation she had when he used his phone call from jail to call her.

The state brought in someone from court security as a rebuttal witness, to talk about the necessity of the shock belt Hainstock was wearing in the courtroom.

Closing statements are expected tomorrow morning. Check back here for updates.

Updated 1:40 p.m. CDT August 1, 2007

Hainstock has left the stand after only 15 minutes of cross examination by DA Patricia Barrett. Barrett asked Hainstock about numerous events from previous school years in his record of teasing other students, calling teachers names, and getting in fights. Hainstock admitted to all of the events Barrett asked him about. Barrett also asked about Hainstock's drug use, asking him what drugs he had tried. Hainstock said pot, acid, shrooms and cocaine. Barrett produced a letter Hainstock wrote from jail, where he had added Heroin to that list. That was the end of the cross examination, and Barrett never once asked about the shooting, John Klang or any events on September 29th, 2006.

The defense is now calling students from Weston who were in the area at the time of the alleged shooting, all of which have said they did not hear Eric say he was there to kill someone.

Updated 12:15 p.m. CDT August 1, 2007

Defense has finished their direct questioning of Hainstock. In describing the events of Sept. 29th, Hainstock said he didn't miss the bus on purpose, he was letting the family dogs out and knew once they ran off that he'd miss the bus, and he watched it go by. He said he tried to start a family car to get to school and when it wouldn't work, he filled the truck up with gas, went inside to lock up the house, and then "something in my head just snapped." Hainstock says he grabbed the guns, loaded them and brought more ammo because it was just a habit he had from frequent hunting. He brought two guns he says, because he thought the smaller one would do less damage "if something would happen."

In taking the gun to school, Hainstock said he thought there were people there who had helped him before that he could get to listen to his problems with teasing, Principal John Klang being one of those people. He thought if people were scared, "they would listen hopefully." Hainstock admitted ordering everyone in the office of the school, when Custodian Dave Thompson approached and Hainstock said he "gave" the long gun to him. He then pulled out the handgun. When asked why, he said, "To make people think I was actually going to shoot."

Hainstock said when Klang saw him, he tried to calm him down, and Klang eventually agreed to walk with him to the office. Hainstock said he turned his back and kept the gun poined under his arm. He said when Klang grabbed him in a bear hug, he tried pulling the gun and "it was stuck in my clothes and just went off." Hainstock said the first shot was fired accidentally, the second fired intentionally, trying to hit Klang's arm to "get him off me." The third he didn't know if it was fired intentionally or not. He said he didn't know what type of damage the gun would do to Klang, and when asked if he wanted to kill the principal, he said, "I didn't think that Mr. Klang was gonna die, I hoped not."

Hainstock claimed he told DCI Agent Liz Feagles that he fired the shots purposefully because he was scared, and felt like he needed to take the blame for what happened.

Attorney Jon Helland showed pictures of Hainstock's home, bedrooms piled high with clothes, a kitchen filled with dirty dishes, and a living room with chairs covered in trash and a dog cage in the center of the room.

The state will begin cross-examining Hainstock at 1pm after a shortened lunch break.

Updated 11:00 a.m. CDT August 1, 2007

Hainstock continues his testimony. He's talked about being sexually abused by his stepbrother at the age of six, and how that made taunts from kids of "fag" cut deeper. He said he doesnt question himself though because "I know I'm not." He discussed moving 8 times in 9 years, how he was on and off Ritalin, and abuse in his family. He said teasing was escalating in school, and that he dished it back because he wanted it to "cut them like it cut him." He testified he actually did cut himself frequently, to release stress and get an adrenaline rush, and that he attempted suicide three to four times.

Direct questioning has now gotten to the day before the shooting.

Updated 10:00 a.m. CDT August 1, 2007

Eric Hainstock has taken the stand in his own defense. He's the first witness called by the Defense in the trial, which was a move that was rather unexpected. Hainstock so far has discussed how his parents divorced when he was very young, and he had little to no contact with his birth mother following. He said he feels abandoned by her. The judge is now conferencing with the attorneys, we'll keep you updated with new testimony as it happens.

Updated 9:45 a.m. CDT August 1, 2007

Court began at 9 a.m. this morning, and the state has now rested their case. We heard from Dr. Robert Corliss this morning, a state forensic pathologist that did the autopsy on John Klang. He testified that Klang was shot three times, once in the head, a wound through the abdomen with the bullet ending in the kidney, and thigh. Corliss said that while the abdominal wound probably had the most hemmorhaging, but all three wounds contributed to his death. On cross-examination, Defense Atty. Rhoda Ricciardi asked Corliss repeatedly if Hainstock's version of being in a bear hug and the gun doing off were consistent with the wounds. Corliss responded that a traditional bear hug would not be consistent, he felt the wounds were the result of a complex struggle.

The defense will begin its case after a short break.

Updated 6:00 p.m. CDT July 31, 2007

Court adjourned late this evening, about 5:45. Juror saw what will likely be the most strong evidence from the prosecution, the taped interview of Eric Hainstock from Sept. 29th. Hainstock is wearing a hooded sweatshirt and is seen laying on a table in a holding room as the tape beigns. A Sauk County Detective and DCI Agent Liz Feagles perform the interview with Hainstock, where he matter-of-factly tells them his version of the events of the morning. He says he woke up, ate breakfast, waited for his parents to leave and the bus to pass. He relates thinking about kids at school and teachers who wouldn't listen, says he "couldn't stand it" and found two guns to bring to school.

Possibly the most important part of the video is when Hainstock says he fired all three shots into Klang "on purpose." When asked if he wanted to kill the principal, he says no, then asked why he fired, he says "I just freaked out."

Court adjourned after hearing from a DCI Firearms Examiner. He testified to damage to the handgun found at the scene, and how it had to be un-bent in a vice to fire for ballistics testing. He says there were 5 fired rounds in the gun, two of which he believes were fired during the struggle for the gun. He also brought out Klang's shirt from that day, showing how and where he tested it to discover that Klang was shot from less than two inches away, or point blank range.

Attorneys met after adjourning to discuss starting early tomorrow to try and get through more witnesses, and it was decided to start again at 9am. Check back tomorrow for updates.

Updated 11:40 a.m. CDT July 31, 2007

Proceedings breaking early for lunch because we're expecting to see Hainstock's taped confession after the break. On the stand is Elizabeth Feagles, a retired Department of Criminal Investigation agent who performed the interview with Hainstock the day of the shooting.

Prior, we heard from two students who helped hold Hainstock down after he allegedly shot John Klang, and teacher Lori Olson-Putz who said Klang first told her to call 911, and then told her to get the gun. Putz said she wanted to get an ambulance, so she kicked the gun out of sight under a water fountain.

We also saw the handgun Hainstock allegedly used to shoot Klang, a small handgun with an ivory handle. One Sauk Co. Deputy described that the trigger guard was damaged on that gun when he took it in as evidence. The defense previously argued in their opening statements that they'll try to prove that it cannot be known when that damage occurred, before or after the shooting.

Plan is for court to resume at 12:45 with the taped interview.

Updated 9:40 a.m. CDT July 31, 2007

State witnesses have resumed once again this morning, starting with Corey Brunette, a math and physical education teacher at Weston. It looks like Brunette might be the closest thing to an eyewitness to the shooting that the prosecution might get. Brunette testified he saw Klang and Hainstock wrestling in the hall outside his classroom door, but didn't see a gun. He heard a "code blue" called, didn't know what it meant, and had turned to secure his classroom when shots were fired. When he turned around he says he saw Klang and Hainstock struggling on the floor with a gun. Once the gun was thrown down the hall, Brunette said he asked Klang what to do, and the principal told him to "get Eric." Brunette held Hainstock down until he realized Klang needed first aid, then got two students to hold Hainstock down and tried to attend to Klang's wounds.

Updated 5:00 p.m. CDT July 30, 2007

Court recessed about 4 p.m. today after hearing from eight state witnesses.

This afternoon we heard from James Nowak, the teacher Hainstock allegedly threw a stapler at in early September. He described that incident, and how afterward he felt like he might be "ineffective" as a teacher because he couldn't communicate with Hainstock. Nowak then told how he was unsettled the day before the shooting because Hainstock had confronted him about turning him in for having tobaccon on school grounds. The day of the alleged shooting, Nowak said he went into the hall after hearing the commotion, and when Hainstock turned the gun toward him, he ran and saw Klang diving toward Eric.

The last witness of the day will continue to be questioned tomorrow. That was Angela Young, Weston's guidance counselor. She testified to Hainstock complaining of being teased, but said he usually did a lot of teasing and didn't usually want to take responsibility for his actions. Young said she dove for a classroom after being in the hallway and hearing of Hainstock having a gun. She held the door shut until she heard John Klang call for help. She testified that she came to his side, held his hand and he said he couldn't breathe and his back hurt.

State witnesses will continue tomorrow at 9 a.m. Check back for updates.

Updated 12:00 p.m. CDT July 30, 2007

Proceedings are breaking for lunch. We've heard from multiple students this morning, in various parts of the hallway as the shooting allegedly occurred. One says as he ran back to his classroom Hainstock called after him "Yeah, you better run."

Students were asked about whether Hainstock was teased, most have said he was teased and teased others back. The last girl on the stand said she talked to Hainstock the day previous. In that conversation, Hainstock was threatening a teacher further and she told him to stop because "We don't need a Columbine here."

Court resumes again at 1 p.m.

Updated 10:15 a.m. CDT July 30, 2007

Jury has taken a short break. Some excitement though this morning as a woman dressed in a shirt with handwritten-Bible verses was escorted out of the building. Deborah Havlik of LaValle told reporters that she was here to tell the defense team that her son had admitted last week to teasing Hainstock at Wonewoc Schools last year. She said she was abused all her life and that every abused child comes to a breaking point, but most hurt themselves rather than others, and Hainstock shouldn't be blamed for his past. She approached the defense bench and was yelling at them when Sauk County deputies escorted her out of the courtroom and ultimately the building. Authorities said that she will be cited.

Otherwise, the defense finished hearing from Joshua Manock, a student who says he heard commotion in the hallway came out and Hainstock pointed a gun in his face. Manock says he turned heel and ran, past John Klang who he told Hainstock had a gun, then informed a classroom to get out of the building.

Updated 9:30 a.m. CDT July 30, 2007

Court has resumed this morning, finishing up with the State's witness Jane Huth, Weston's school secretary. She testified on cross examination that John Klang had planned an in-school suspension for Hainstock on the Friday of the shooting.

Currently on the stand is a Weston student, which they have just begun questioning. Check back for continuing updates throughout the day.

Updated 5:00 p.m. CDT July 28, 2007

Court adjourned before 4 p.m. this afternoon, after hearing from six witnesses today. Following Charles "Chuck" Keller, the court heard from a student who was in the office at the time of the shooting. She described being frozen after seeing Hainstock with a gun, then hitting the floor and seeing Keller run in the office "looking like he'd seen death."

The state also called Judy Huth, secretary at Weston, who worked in the main office. She described the commotion outside her door, and then said she saw Hainstock with a gun and thought "I have a 7-year-old at home thats not going to have a mom." She said she was so scared she forgot to call a school lockdown like she'd been asked to do by Keller.

Court will continue Monday morning at 9 a.m. with more state witnesses. We'll be at the trial once again on Monday. Check back for updates.

Updated 12:00 p.m. CDT July 28, 2007

Court is breaking for lunch now after hearing from two more witnesses, people that were at ground zero of the shooting at Weston. The first was Dave Thompson, a maintenance worker at Weston, who detailed wrestling a long-barreled gun away from Eric Hainstock at the door, after Hainstock allegedly made comments of "I'm here to ****ing kill somebody." Prosecutors entered the gun, its parts and shells into evidence.

The witness currently on the stand is Charles Keller, a Social Studies teacher at Weston. He was with Thompson at the door when Hainstock allegedly entered, and has given the most emotional testimony of the day so far. Keller detailed Hainstock's alleged actions after the long gun was taken, including him digging for another gun, and his thoughts that he was in a "no man's land" and that "when a pistol came out I thought, 'People don't bring two guns to school unless they're going to use them.'"

Testimony will continue in an hour after the break. Court is in session until 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Updated 9:30 a.m. CDT July 28, 2007

Court is in session this morning and the state has already presented one witness and is on to the second.

The first witness was a friend of Eric Hainstock, a young woman who was asked by Hainstock to that year's homecoming dance, and also the same student who reported Hainstock to Principal John Klang for allegedly possessing tobacco on school property. She said she denied to Hainstock that she'd reported him, and he assumed it had been a teacher, Mr. Nowak. In the same conversation, a friend discussed a report she was doing on the Columbine school shooting, and she said Hainstock became quiet when they explained what Columbine was.

Currently on second witness, Dennis Adelman, a longtime hunter's safety instructor who had Hainstock in class but said he doesn't specifically remember him. Questioning continues. Check back for another update at the lunch break.

Updated 5:40 p.m. CDT July 27, 2007

Court wrapped up at about 4:15 p.m. Friday after hearing seven witnesses from the state. Here are the others who testified today:

Alyssa Fultz: A distant relative of Hainstock, but also a friend and confidant in a church youth group. Said she was going to be Hainstock's girlfriend until she realized they were related through her step-father. At a youth group meeting after the alleged stapler incident, she said Hainstock told her "Mr. Klang wouldn't make it through homecoming."

Nicole Spurgeon: Brother is Hainstock's friend. Group was doing homework together the week before the shooting. During that meeting, she said Hainstock also told that group Klang wouldn't make it through the Homecoming week.

Tim Fox: Social Studies and English teacher at Weston, had Hainstock as a student for about a month. He said Hainstock's maturity level was about two levels below an eighth-grader and Fox testified to behavioral problems in class.

Court resumes Saturday morning at 9 a.m. with more state witnesses. Judges usually don't hold trials over the weekend, but because the jury is sequestered, Judge Taggart has decided to go from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.

WISC-TV reporters will be at the trial again on Saturday and will again submit regular blog postings here on the latest developments.

Updated 2:30 p.m. CDT July 27, 2007

Jury has just taken their afternoon break. They're currently in the middle of hearing their third witness from the prosecution. Here's a rundown of who said what so far:

Trooper Timothy Austin: Austin showed some photos and how he created 3-D Images of the school and where the shooting took place. Prosecutors admitted some of those images to evidence, but didn't solicit explanation from the reconstructionist.

Deputy Joel Vodak: Vodak responded to Weston High School on Sept. 14, 2006, the day of the alleged incident where prosecutors said Hainstock threw a stapler at a teacher. He discussed how stapler was in three pieces. He said Hainstock was very agitated and said he'd meant to hit the teacher with it.

Kay Amborn, Weston Librarian: She was working in the library when Hainstock came to retrieve a copy of the Reedsburg Independent, where there was a police blotter story that related the stapler incident. Amborn said Hainstock brought in friends and was bragging about the story.

Prosecutors will continue with Amborn after the break.

Updated 12 p.m. CDT July 27, 2007

Headed out to a lunch break. Prosecutors are still currently questioning their first witness, State Trooper Timothy Austin, a crash and crime scene reconstructionist. So far everything has been what is called "foundational," establishing the expert status of Trooper Austin, explaining how cameras and 2-D and 3-D modeling works, and showing the models he's created of Weston School.

Questioning was just getting to some crime scene photos and photo perspectives of the lobby of Weston, when Judge Taggart decided to break for lunch.

Will return to court a little after 1p.m.

Updated 10:30 a.m. CDT July 27, 2007

Defense Attorney Rhoda Riccardi wrapped up her opening statements about 10:15 this morning. The thrust of her message to the jury: While Eric's actions did lead to the death of John Klang, he didn't mean for it to happen. She claims her client brought guns to the school the morning of Sept. 29 to "get somebody to listen."

Riccardi detailed Hainstocks troubled home life, with parents that physically and verbally abused him, and alleged sexual abuse by a 12-year-old brother when Hainstock was only 6. She said that history is what made taunts from bullies of "fag" at school cut much deeper, because that sexual abuse was never addressed in his life.

While the state claims that Hainstock purposefully waited for his parents to leave, and missed the bus the morning of the shooting. Defense attorneys are claiming Hainstock accidentally missed the bus that morning.

Riccardi asserts that the incident made him scared of repercussions from his family, and was a trigger to the other stressors of his life making him angry, ultimately prompting him to bring guns to school. She said the shots fired were an accident during a struggle with John Klang, and that Eric never meant to kill anyone.

Court is on a short break, will resume with first state witness.

Updated 10 a.m. CDT July 27, 2007

Prosecutors wrapped up their opening statements in about 40 minutes this morning. Sauk County District Attorney Patricia Barrett began with a picture of former Weston Principal John Klang, who was killed on Sept. 29 in the shooting at the school, allegedly by Eric Hainstock. "This is about John Klang," Barrett said.

Barrett presented a timeline to jurors, beginning about 10 days before the shooting at the school. She detailed another alleged altercation with a teacher at the school, statements Hainstock made to church friends about "John Klang not making it through homecoming," and then the ultimate altercation in the school entrance on Sept. 29, where John Klang suffered three gunshot wounds that led to his death.

Hainstock sat tall and remained straight-faced through the statement, except when the shooting itself was described, when he was visibly teary-eyed and emotional.

After a short break, the Defense has begun their openings.

Updated 9:30 a.m. CDT July 27, 2007

Court is in session this morning, and Judge Patrick Taggart has started with instructions for the jury. Those include the standard for a sequestered jury, do not listen to any outside news reports or do any research, do not discuss the case out of court, and do not consider anything seen or heard outside the courtroom as evidence.

Judge Taggart is not allowing jurors to take notes in the courtroom, saying it could be a distraction and is not necessary because there will be no numbers to remember. He's reminded the group of 10 women and four men they are the sole judges of credibility of witnesses, and that there is no magic way to evaluate testimony, they should only use their "common sense."

Sauk County District Attorney Patricia Barrett is beginning with opening statements. We'll bring you more as they proceed.

Updated 2 p.m. CDT July 26, 2007

We have a jury. After both sides had a chance to strike seven people from the jury pool, a jury of 12 people and two alternates has been selected.

The jury will be sequestered for the entire trial which is expected to last 10 days.

The judge has decided to start opening statements tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.

Updated 1:30 p.m. CDT July 26, 2007

Defense attorneys representing teenager Eric Hainstock are now questioning potential jurors.

Here are some of the questions they are posing to jurors:

Does anyone have kids that have complained about being bullied at school?

Who thinks teenagers make threats to people just to get a rise out of people?

Does everyone agree teenagers say things they don't intend on carrying out?

How many people think ADD-ADHD is junk science?

Updated 12:30 p.m. CDT July 26, 2007

Lunch break. The selection process for picking the jury has picked up but is still a few hours from being completed.

Sauk County District Attorney Pat Barrett has just finished questioning jurors. Here's a sample of the questions she asked:

What kind of TV shows do you watch?

How many of you have teenage kids and can you understand what they mean when they say "I don't know?"

Do you have any affiliation with Weston schools?

Have any of you ever been in such a stressful situation that you just panicked or stopped thinking?

Updated 11 a.m. CDT July 26, 2007

Finding jurors that can be impartial is proving to be difficult. Judge Patrick Taggart just asked for a break in order to get 30 more potential jurors into the courtroom.

Roughly two dozen jurors have already been excused. Many told the judge they "have a problem" with the presumption of innocence. That sparked an immediate dismissal by the judge. Others said they knew people involved in the case and it would affect their ability to be impartial.

Pre-trial publicity is a big concern. Taggart asked if anyone had read or heard a news report about the case. Everyone in the jury box at that time raised their hand.

Updated 10 a.m. CDT July 26, 2007

Hainstock Jury Selection Underway

Boy Allegedly Shot and Killed Weston Principal

Jury selection is underway in a Sauk County courtroom in the murder case of Eric Hainstock. The Weston high school student is accused of walking into school and shooting and killing Principal John Klang.

More than 200 potential jurors are being questioned by attorneys this morning. Jury selection started around 10 a.m. Judge Patrick Taggert is hoping to get a jury selected today and start opening arguments later this afternoon.

Pre-trial publicity will be the biggest hurdle in selecting jurors. Taggert said he expects the trial to take 10 days. Two extra jurors will be selected and sequestered with the rest of the jury.
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