ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 (UPI) -- About 100 potential jurors filled out questionnaires on the first day of the trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., observers said.
U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis said in his Alexandria, Va., courtroom that he hoped a jury of 12 and four alternates could be seated by Wednesday, allowing opening remarks in the case to proceed Thursday, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported.