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O.J. Simpson jury neither his
dream nor nightmare

By LINDA DEUTSC

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It is not the jury
of O.J. Simpson's dreams, but neither
does it shape up to be his nightmare.

The all-white jury that on Monday
will begin judging him and a co-
defendant on robbery and kidnapping
charges was culled from an initial
pool of 500 who answered questionnaires,
and the remaining dozens who were later
quizzed in the courtroom.

Prosecutors removed two prospective African-
American jurors with their challenges.

Simpson's lawyers managed to eliminate those
with the strongest opinions about his 1995
acquittal on murder charges. Prospective
jurors who said Simpson got away with murder
have been thanked and told to go home.

The ones who remained when jury selection
ended late Thursday night said they could
put aside any residual opinions about the
slaying of Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown
Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.

"All in all, I can't imagine that an
all-white jury is what O.J. or his lawyers
were hoping for," said Michael Shapiro,
a New York defense lawyer who has followed
the Las Vegas case and provided commentary
during Simpson's 1995 murder acquittal in
Los Angeles.

Most of the jury members said they didn't
care that much about Simpson's "Trial of
the Century" when it was televised gavel
to gavel.

Full story at:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iUNgbOr-2bnpFUX0MiII6je2CkRAD935GKGO0
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I've sat on a jury, and, for me, skin
color isn't a factor.

The facts of the case, instructions
from the judge, and each witness'
testimony should be put under the
microscope.

What do you think?