The trial of Persia Nelson – a 26-year-old mother accused of leaving her daughter for dead in a Schenectady drainage pipe last year – has begun.
Tuesday marked the second day of the trial in which the prosecution and defense screened potential jurors in the Schenectady County Courthouse.
Many of the attorneys’ questions revolved around the use of alcohol, asking l how jurors could tell if someone was intoxicated or have they ever experienced not remembering how they got home after a night of drinking…