Jury selection started Monday morning, October 17, 2016 in the case of The State of Texas vs. Amber Hope Halford.
Selection began at the Civic Center in Fairfield with roughly 500 persons summoned for duty. Approximately half of those returned on Tuesday, October 18, to complete selection.
Defense Attorney, David Moore, and District Attorney, Chris Martin, took their time to secure the best possible jury to ensure a fair trial.
Judge Deborah Oakes Evans is presiding over this trial that began on Wednesday, October 19th.
Halford, along with co-defendant O’Jarion McClenon, is charged with Capital Murder for her alleged involvement in an incident occurring in March of 2015 that resulted in the death of her uncle, Teague resident, Douglas Carr Hurst.
Jury selection for O’Jarion (O.J.) McClenon’s trial is set for October 31, 2016.
Co-defendant Lawson Lee Abram was tried earlier this month and was found ‘guilty’ of Capital Murder; and was subsequently sentenced to Life Without Parole.
