TX - Former NFL Antonio Armstrong & wife Dawn, both 42, fatally shot, Houston, *son charged* 29 Jul 2016 *Mistrials, 3rd trial in 2023 Guilty*

[arielilane]

Okay - maybe I am dense or something - but this does not make sense to me...

Since jury selection started, 139 men and women have been summoned. Out of the 139, 53 people moved on to be questioned individually. So far, 29 of the 53 people remain potential jurors.

So 29 people are FOR SURE to come back on 5/31, correct? And the 24 in the people of 53 are still to be questioned - is that correct?

Thanks for helping me understand this! LOL!

Hi @Niner, appreciate your question(s) and hope the attached will help. In addition, my post #377 has more links that may be helpful. If all else fails let me know and I'll try to sort though the numbers for you.

5 more potential jurors selected in AJ Armstrong murder trial, bringing pool of people to 29

Since jury selection started, 139 men and women have been summoned. Out of the 139, 53 people moved on to be questioned individually. So far, 29 of the 53 people remain potential jurors.

abc13.com

On Monday, nine more prospective jurors will be questioned.

Another 65 people will come to court Tuesday, for the third, and what's expected to be the final, large panel.

Ultimately, the pool of potential jurors is expected to be around 40 people. Final jury selection happens on May 31.


Armstrong's third capital murder trial is set to start June 5.

Potential Juror admits she watched ‘The Bench’ before being selected for Armstrong Jr. voir dire

Eight more potential jurors took on individual voir dire questioning in the third trial for Antonio Armstrong Jr.

www.click2houston.com

By the end of the day, five of the eight jurors were asked to come on May 31.

That brings the total amount of jurors coming back to 29.

The second jury panel is expected to wrap up on Monday.

A third jury panel of 65 potential jurors will be called upon for voir dire Tuesday.

On May 31, all jurors who are asked to come back from the three panels will be dwindled to 12 plus an undetermined amount of alternate jurors.

 

[arielilane]

@Niner, adding more info (confusion ) ... this is what I’ve gathered. Also, will update going forward as the second jury panel wraps up next week. You have to look at each article in order to gather an accurate account and that is suspect due to individual questioning, imo. Lol

Jury Selection started on May 1 with the first panel of 74 people summoned. It is expected to last three (3) weeks.

By the end of week one (May 5) of jury selection, 17 men and women were selected as potential jurors from Monday's initial group of 74 people.

On Monday, May 8, three (3) people were chosen to return to the final jury selection on May 31. The panel initially started with 74 people.

On Wednesday, May 10, four (4) people were chosen to return to the final jury selection on May 31.

On Thursday, May 11, five (5) more potential jurors were selected, bringing the pool of people to 29.

A second jury panel is expected to wrap up on Monday, May 15.

A third jury panel of 65 potential jurors will be called upon for void dire Tuesday, May 16.

On May 31, all jurors who are asked to come back from the three panels will be dwindled to 12 plus an undetermined amount of alternate jurors.

Potential Juror admits she watched ‘The Bench’ before being selected for Armstrong Jr. voir dire

Eight more potential jurors took on individual voir dire questioning in the third trial for Antonio Armstrong Jr.

www.click2houston.com

 

[arielilane]

The Bench | Click2Houston

Covering the third trial of A.J. Armstrong. He’s accused of killing his parents in 2016.

www.click2houston.com

 

[arielilane]

Legal experts for ‘The Bench’ share perspective on jury selection for AJ Armstrong trial

KPRC 2 Investigates takes an innovative, in-depth approach to covering the third trial of AJ Armstrong with 'The Bench'. What is the best type of juror for this trial?

www.click2houston.com

KPRC 2 Investigates is taking an innovative, in-depth approach to covering the third trial of AJ Armstrong. Armstrong is accused of killing his father and mother in 2016. Despite maintaining his innocence through two murder trials and jurors deadlocking, prosecutors are taking Armstrong back to court.

The first day of jury selection for the third trial of AJ Armstrong started off with attorneys on both sides filing motions. KPRC’s ‘The Bench’ takes extra time to explain what is going on in the courthouse.

 

[Niner]

Thank you Thank you! @arielilane - You make it easy to follow! LOL!

I understand now!

 

[arielilane]

A.J. Armstrong’s third capital murder trial to stay in Harris County | Houston Public Media

Potential jurors will not be spoken with in large groups, but instead will be screened individually.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

The now-23-year-old Armstrong Jr. is charged in the shooting deaths of Dawn and Antonio Armstrong Sr., who were killed in their Bellaire-area home during the early hours of July 29, 2016. Armstrong Jr., who was 16 at the time of his parents' deaths, would face a potential punishment of life in prison if ultimately convicted of their murder.

Dawn and Antonio Armstrong Sr., the latter of whom was an All-American football player at Texas A&M University before a brief career in the NFL, both were shot in the head with a .22-caliber pistol owned by Armstrong Sr., according to a probable cause affidavit filed in court. Their son, Armstrong Jr., called 911 on the morning they were shot. He said he was in a closet in his third-floor bedroom and had heard gunshots coming from his parents’ bedroom on the second floor on their home, court records show.

Responding officers found no signs of forced entry, or any open entry or exit points at the home, according to court documents, which show the murder weapon was left on a kitchen table on the first floor and was accompanied by a handwritten note that said, “I HAVE BEEN WATCHING FOR A LONG TIME. GET ME.” No fingerprints or DNA were found on the gun, court records show.

 

[arielilane]

@Niner, I don't believe I answered your question directly. Yes, I understood it that 29 people would return on 5/31, thus far.

 

[Niner]

@Niner, I don't believe I answered your question directly. Yes, I understood it that 29 people would return on 5/31, thus far.

Thanks - I "think" I got it now.... just the way the sentence was written was throwing me off! LOL!

 

[arielilane]

Thanks - I "think" I got it now.... just the way the sentence was written was throwing me off! LOL!

It all reads so confusing to me. lol

 

[arielilane]

Just now: AJ Armstrong leaving courtroom during break on first day of THIRD capital murder trial. Jury selection may last a month. Armstrong was 16 when prosecutors say he fatally shot his mom and dad in 2016. Last two trials ended in mistrials.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1653108245672648719

https://twitter.com/JMilesKHOU

 

[arielilane]

Armstrong is accused of killing his mother and father in 2016 inside their Southwest Houston home. His first two murder trials ended in mistrials.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1653177228384178176

https://twitter.com/JMilesKHOU

 

[Niner]

Monday, May 15th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 10) (@ 9am CT) – TX – Antonio & Dawn Armstrong (both 42) (July 29, 2016, Houston) – *Antonio “A.J.” Armstrong, Jr. (16 @ time of crime/17/now 23) arrested (7/29/16), charged (8/1/16) & arraigned (7/26/17) with capital murder. Plead not guilty. $200K bond. Out on bond 4/12/17.
First trial: after ~20 hours of deliberations verdict was 8 Guilty & 4 Not guilty. Judge declares mistrial.
2nd Re-trial After ~18 hours of deliberations verdict was 4 for Guilty & 8 not guilty. Judge Kelli Johnson declared (another) mistrial.
3rd Re-trial began on 5/2/23 with jury selection & will take about 3-4 weeks. Final jury selection on 5/31/23.
Jury Selection Day 1 (5/1/23): 35 prospect jurors to return. Jury Selection Day 2 (5/2/23): 8 of the 35 prospect jurors back. 2 were dismissed & 6 potential jurors to come back for final jury selection on 5/31/23. 74 people were brought in on Monday, May 1, of them 39 were dismissed. This week, 35 of the potential jurors sit for questions. As of Thursday, 17 people are moving forward to May 31st when the jurors who will determine the outcome of the case are chosen. Total potential jurors: 17. 5/5/23: On Friday questioned 8 people. Of those eight, three women and two men were dismissed. Total potential jurors: ~20 of first 75 panel will be back 5/31/23. From 5/9/23: 27 of the 65 panel will be back 5/31/23. 5/10/23: 4 of 10 jurors selected. Total potential jurors: 29. 24 people still to question (of the 53) on 5/15/23. Ultimately, the pool of potential jurors is expected to be around 40 people. Final jury selection happens on 5/31/23.
Trial set to begin on 6/5/23. Judge Kelli Johnson presiding.
Court info from 12/11/19 thru 10/26/22 (2nd trial) thru 5/1/23, Jury Selection Day 1-8 (5/1-5/10/23) reference post #374 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...l-2016-mistrial-retrial-1-6-20.313665/page-19
5/11/23 Thursday, Jury Selection Day 9: Eight more potential jurors took on individual voir dire questioning. By the end of the day, five of the eight jurors were asked to come on May 31. That brings the total amount of jurors coming back to 29. The second jury panel is expected to wrap up on Monday, 5/15/23. A third jury panel of 65 potential jurors will be called upon for voir dire Tuesday, 5/16/23. On May 31, all jurors who are asked to come back from the three panels will be dwindled to 12 plus an undetermined amount of alternate jurors.
For more info see post #175 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...l-2016-mistrial-retrial-1-6-20.313665/page-19
Jury selection continues on Monday, 5/15/23.

 

[arielilane]

 

[arielilane]

Week 3 of jury selection of AJ Armstrong trial starts as 7 potential jurors added to pool

Few of the new potential jurors admitted to knowing about the case, including a social worker who said she hesitated following the two previous mistrials.

abc13.com

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Week 3 of jury selection of AJ Armstrong trial starts as 7 potential jurors added to pool​

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Monday begins week three of jury selection for A.J. Armstrong's third capital murder trial. Seven of the nine potential jurors questioned were asked to return for final jury selection at the end of the month.

Since jury selection started on May 1, 139 men and women have been summoned. Out of the 139, 53 people moved on to be questioned individually.

There is now a pool of 36 men and women who could be potential jurors. Judge Kelli Johnson says she would like that number closer to 50 people.

A third and final large panel of people will be summoned to the 178th Criminal District Court for questioning on Tuesday, May 16.

Another 65 potential jurors are expected to be questioned.

The final day of jury selection is set for May 31, with the trial slated to begin June 5.

 

[arielilane]

@Niner, seven (7) more potential jurors were selected today - bringing a total number of potential jurors to 36.


The judge overseeing the case is Judge Kelli Johnson, who serves on the 178th Criminal District Court.

The judge dedicated all of May for jury selection in order to find a fair and impartial panel.

On Monday, May 15, 2023, seven (7) more potential jurors were selected, bringing the pool of people to 36.

The judge’s goal is 50 people.

Week 3 of jury selection of AJ Armstrong trial starts as 7 potential jurors added to pool

Few of the new potential jurors admitted to knowing about the case, including a social worker who said she hesitated following the two previous mistrials.

abc13.com

 

[Niner]

Thanks a bunch for those updates @arielilane - much appreciated as I can not find ANY current articles (over here).

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, May 16th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 11) (@ 9am CT) – TX – Antonio & Dawn Armstrong (both 42) (July 29, 2016, Houston) – *Antonio “A.J.” Armstrong, Jr. (16 @ time of crime/17/now 23) arrested (7/29/16), charged (8/1/16) & arraigned (7/26/17) with capital murder. Plead not guilty. $200K bond. Out on bond 4/12/17.
First trial: after ~20 hours of deliberations verdict was 8 Guilty & 4 Not guilty. Judge declares mistrial.
2nd Re-trial After ~18 hours of deliberations verdict was 4 for Guilty & 8 not guilty. Judge Kelli Johnson declared (another) mistrial.
3rd Re-trial began on 5/2/23 with jury selection & will take about 3-4 weeks.
Jury Selection Day 1 (5/1/23): 35 prospect jurors to return. Jury Selection Day 2 (5/2/23): 8 of the 35 prospect jurors back. 2 were dismissed & 6 potential jurors to come back for final jury selection on 5/31/23. 74 people were brought in on Monday, May 1, of them 39 were dismissed. This week, 35 of the potential jurors sit for questions. As of Thursday, 17 people are moving forward to May 31st when the jurors who will determine the outcome of the case are chosen. Total potential jurors: 17. 5/5/23: On Friday questioned 8 people. Of those eight, three women and two men were dismissed. Total potential jurors: ~20 of first 75 panel will be back 5/31/23. From 5/9/23: 27 of the 65 panel will be back 5/31/23. 5/10/23: 4 of 10 jurors selected. Total potential jurors: 29. 24 people still to question (of the 53) on 5/15/23. 5/15/23: 7 of the 9 jurors selected. Total potential jurors: 36. Ultimately, the pool of potential jurors is expected to be around 50 people.
Final jury selection happens on 5/31/23.
Trial set to begin on 6/5/23. Judge Kelli Johnson presiding.
Court info from 12/11/19 thru 10/26/22 (2nd trial) thru 5/1/23, Jury Selection Day 1-9 (5/1-5/11/23) reference post #392 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...l-2016-mistrial-retrial-1-6-20.313665/page-20
5/15/23 Monday, Jury Selection Day 10: Seven of the nine potential jurors questioned were asked to return for final jury selection at the end of the month. There is now a pool of 36 men & women who could be potential jurors. Judge Kelli Johnson says she would like that number closer to 50 people. A third & final large panel of people will be summoned for questioning on Tuesday, May 16. Another 65 potential jurors are expected to be questioned.
For more info see posts #394 & 395 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...l-2016-mistrial-retrial-1-6-20.313665/page-20
Jury selection continues on Tuesday, 5/16/23.

 

[arielilane]

Third panel called to find more potential jurors for the Armstrong Jr. trial

https://twitter.com/x/status/1658613299372589056

https://twitter.com/KPRC2

Third panel called to find more potential jurors for the Armstrong Jr. trial

The 178th Criminal Court was filled with potential jurors for the third trial against Antonio Armstrong Jr. Harris County District Attorneys are accusing him of killing his parents, Dawn and Antonio Armstrong Sr.

www.click2houston.com

May 16, 2023

Third panel called to find more potential jurors for the Armstrong Jr. trial​

The court called upon a third panel of 65 new potential jurors for a group voir dire. This part of voir dire allows Judge Kelli Johnson and attorneys from both sides to learn generic information about juror’s feelings towards specific subjects.

[BBM]

By the end of the day, 23 of the 65 potential jurors will return for individual voir dire. This will afford attorneys and the judge a more intimate conversation about potential jurors’ beliefs.

Judge Johnson wants 50 potential jurors for the final part of voir dire on May 31st. That’s when 12 jurors plus alternates will be selected to return for the third trial against Antonio Armstrong Jr.

 

[arielilane]

First jury panel (May 1-May 5): By the end of week one (May 5) of jury selection, 17 men and women were selected as potential jurors from Monday's initial group of 74 people.

On Monday, May 8, three (3) people were chosen to return to the final jury selection on May 31.

On Wednesday, May 10, four (4) people were chosen to return to the final jury selection on May 31.

On Thursday, May 11, five (5) more potential jurors were selected, bringing the pool of people to 29.


Second jury panel is expected to wrap up on Monday, May 15.

On Monday, May 15, 2023, seven (7) more potential jurors were selected - bringing a total number of potential jurors to 36.

Third jury panel Tuesday, May 16, by the end of the day, 23 of the 65 potential jurors will return for individual voir dire.

moo

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, May 17th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 12) (@ 9am CT) – TX – Antonio & Dawn Armstrong (both 42) (July 29, 2016, Houston) – *Antonio “A.J.” Armstrong, Jr. (16 @ time of crime/17/now 23) arrested (7/29/16), charged (8/1/16) & arraigned (7/26/17) with capital murder. Plead not guilty. $200K bond. Out on bond 4/12/17.
First trial: after ~20 hours of deliberations verdict was 8 Guilty & 4 Not guilty. Judge declares mistrial.
2nd Re-trial After ~18 hours of deliberations verdict was 4 for Guilty & 8 not guilty. Judge Kelli Johnson declared (another) mistrial.
3rd Re-trial began on 5/2/23 with jury selection & will take about 3-4 weeks. Final jury selection on 5/31/23.
Jury Selection Day 1 (5/1/23): 35 prospect jurors to return. Jury Selection Day 2 (5/2/23): 8 of the 35 prospect jurors back. 2 were dismissed & 6 potential jurors to come back for final jury selection on 5/31/23. 74 people were brought in on Monday, May 1, of them 39 were dismissed. This week, 35 of the potential jurors sit for questions. As of Thursday, 17 people are moving forward to May 31st when the jurors who will determine the outcome of the case are chosen. Total potential jurors: 17. 5/5/23: On Friday questioned 8 people. Of those eight, three women and two men were dismissed. Total potential jurors: ~20 of first 75 panel will be back 5/31/23. From 5/9/23: 27 of the 65 panel will be back 5/31/23. 5/10/23: 4 of 10 jurors selected. Total potential jurors: 29. 24 people still to question (of the 53) on 5/15/23. 5/15/23: 7 of the 9 jurors selected. Total potential jurors: 36. 5/16/23: 23 of 65 jurors selected for individual voir dire. Total potential jurors for final: 36. Ultimately, the pool of potential jurors is expected to be around 50 people.
Final jury selection happens on 5/31/23.
Trial set to begin on 6/5/23. Judge Kelli Johnson presiding.
Court info from 12/11/19 thru 10/26/22 (2nd trial) thru 5/1/23, Jury Selection Day 1-10 (5/1-5/15/23) reference post #397 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...l-2016-mistrial-retrial-1-6-20.313665/page-20
5/16/23 Tuesday, Jury Selection Day 11: The court called upon a third panel of 65 new potential jurors for a group voir dire. By the end of the day, 23 of the 65 potential jurors will return for individual voir dire.
For more info see posts #398 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...l-2016-mistrial-retrial-1-6-20.313665/page-20
Jury selection continues on Wednesday, 5/17/23.