BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Day two of a second attempt to select a jury got underway Tuesday in the trial of a metro Atlanta man charged with killing his toddler son who died after being left in a hot SUV.
The first round of questions for potential jurors in the case against Justin Ross Harris revealed a fairly technologically savvy pool, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, reported.
More than a third of the initial 36 say they have worked in the computer field. Only one prospective juror does not regularly use a laptop or computer. Only three were not familiar with Facebook. Only four do not regularly text on their cellphones. The case was widely publicized in the news media and on social media sites.
The panel was asked if any of them were familiar with the computer messaging systems used by Harris, such as Kik. Only four prospective jurors said they knew about it. Almost a dozen said they’d used a computer messaging system to communicate with someone they didn’t know.
Some other characteristics of the prospective jurors include 25 of the three dozen said they regularly attend a church, mosque, temple or other religious institution; 20 either are members of or have close friends or family members who have training or experience in law enforcement; and 16 said they have watched legal documentaries, such as “Making a Murderer, or listened to podcasts.