The search for a jury
The proceedings Monday will start with the search for a panel of city jurors who can be impartial — forgetting everything they've heard about the highly publicized case and dismissing any emotions about its impact on the city or their own neighborhoods.
Porter's attorneys have said it will be impossible to seat such a panel in Baltimore and that the trial must be moved. Prosecutors have said a fair jury can be seated, and that Baltimore residents deserve the chance to deliver justice in the case.
Judge Barry Williams has said the only way to find out is to call potential city jurors to the court and ask them during the jury selection process, known as voir dire, if they can be fair.
The process could be difficult. During jury selection in the October trial of a young man arrested during the April unrest, 21 potential jurors stood when asked if they had "strong feelings regarding the protest and the ensuing response following the death of Freddie Gray."
The process will yield a jury of 12, with as many as four alternate jurors.
Williams has said he expects to question 75 to 80 potential jurors on Monday.
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