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Imo, a sequestered jury would more than likely be ordered by the Judge in BSL's Death penalty trial/s which would nullify any additional expense from importing jurors from elsewhere.
The States Justice Systems are continuously looking for cost cutting measures as their budgets decline. Importing jurors is one of these measures. There is precedent as of late in LA for the importing of jurors..
DP trials are very expensive and have actually darn near bankrupted many smaller municipalities.
Again, there has been much higher profile serial killer cases in LA, than BSL's and the change of venue motion was denied. Serial Killer DTL's was only one..
An aware, informed, & educated juror pool is not a cause for change of venue.
'The sky is falling; change of venue arguement is simply a way of justifying silence in an investigation, imo'..
"Silence is the predator's most lethal weapon"..
It's a fine line, isn't it, balancing the defendant's right to a fair trial, and his right to a jury of his peers.
Busing some jurors in from Arkansas might help him get a fairer trial, but they would not be his peers, IMO.
So much of justice is a balancing act.