Eleven jurors have been selected for the jury in the case of Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr., who is charged with first-degree murder among other charges for Carson’s March 2008 shooting.
Two new jurors were selected Friday.
The remaining jurors will likely be selected today, and trial arguments are expected to begin Tuesday.
Twelve people will sit on the jury. Judge Allen Baddour hasn’t yet determined whether two or three alternates will be selected.
Potential jurors have been questioned about their familiarity with the case, their understanding of a felony murder charge and the trial process and their ties to UNC and witnesses.
Baddour told potential jurors that after jury selection ends, he anticipates the trial to take about three weeks.
Jury selection has been done individually because of the case’s high-profile nature at the request of Karen Bethea-Shields, Lovette’s defense attorney.
