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NOV 1, 2019
Jury seated in Patrick Frazee murder trial in Teller County, Colorado
Over and over, potential jurors in Patrick Frazee’s murder trial said Friday they grappled with the enormity of the decision they would be asked to make if selected for the case.
The future of a man’s life hangs in the balance, one potential juror said. Another said the case had invaded his dreams since being called for duty.
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After more than three hours of questioning Friday morning, a 12-person jury and four alternates were chosen to make the weighty decision of whether there is enough evidence in the high-profile case to convict Frazee of murdering his fiancée, Kelsey Berreth.
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The 90 potential jurors called Friday came from many walks of life: nurses, retirees, contractors, a mortician, a pilot, a school bus driver. They dressed in heels and workboots, suits and sweatshirts, and packed the old, wood-paneled courtroom, decorated with the same ornate radiators and wooden chairs as it had when it was built in 1904.
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One woman admitted that she didn’t think she could make such a big decision. Others said they no longer thought they could be an impartial juror after reflecting on the nature of the case.
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But many others said they would take on the burden of rendering a verdict and pledged to do their best to decide fairly. It is their civil duty, they said. If they were in Frazee’s place, after all, they would want a fair jury, many said.
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Frazee’s defense attorney, Adam Steigerwald, questioned potential jurors on whether they think Frazee could receive a fair trial despite all the news attention on the case.
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“I don’t pay much attention to the news because it’s mostly bogus,” one man said.
The pack of more than a dozen reporters in the room did not react out loud to the comment.
Fourth Judicial District Attorney Dan May’s questioning centered on potential jurors’ backgrounds and whether they could distinguish between direct and circumstantial evidence.
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Jury seated in Patrick Frazee murder trial in Teller County, Colorado
Over and over, potential jurors in Patrick Frazee’s murder trial said Friday they grappled with the enormity of the decision they would be asked to make if selected for the case.
The future of a man’s life hangs in the balance, one potential juror said. Another said the case had invaded his dreams since being called for duty.
[...]
After more than three hours of questioning Friday morning, a 12-person jury and four alternates were chosen to make the weighty decision of whether there is enough evidence in the high-profile case to convict Frazee of murdering his fiancée, Kelsey Berreth.
[...]
The 90 potential jurors called Friday came from many walks of life: nurses, retirees, contractors, a mortician, a pilot, a school bus driver. They dressed in heels and workboots, suits and sweatshirts, and packed the old, wood-paneled courtroom, decorated with the same ornate radiators and wooden chairs as it had when it was built in 1904.
[...]
One woman admitted that she didn’t think she could make such a big decision. Others said they no longer thought they could be an impartial juror after reflecting on the nature of the case.
[...]
But many others said they would take on the burden of rendering a verdict and pledged to do their best to decide fairly. It is their civil duty, they said. If they were in Frazee’s place, after all, they would want a fair jury, many said.
[...]
Frazee’s defense attorney, Adam Steigerwald, questioned potential jurors on whether they think Frazee could receive a fair trial despite all the news attention on the case.
[...]
“I don’t pay much attention to the news because it’s mostly bogus,” one man said.
The pack of more than a dozen reporters in the room did not react out loud to the comment.
Fourth Judicial District Attorney Dan May’s questioning centered on potential jurors’ backgrounds and whether they could distinguish between direct and circumstantial evidence.
[...]
