A federal judge has denied a motion by prosecutors to question in private some potential jurors in Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s criminal trial.
The trial is scheduled for Nov. 12.
In the order, U.S. District Court Judge Dan Jordan said, “the Court’s standard practice is to question the (jury pool) in open court, but to question potential jurors at the bench when necessary. Such incidents might include statements that are confidential, embarrassing or potentially prejudicial. The Court sees no reason to depart from this practice.”
Melton and his two former bodyguards, Marcus Wright and Michael Recio, are charged with federal civil rights violations related to their alleged role in a police-style raid on a duplex on Ridgeway Street on Aug. 26, 2006.
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