The murder trial for Adam Montgomery, who is accused of killing his young daughter, Harmony, opened Tuesday morning with jury selection in a Manchester, New Hampshire, courtroom.
Boston 25′s Bob Ward reported that a jury of 12, plus five alternates, are expected to be selected ahead of opening statements on Wednesday in what’s expected to be a month-long trial.
Photos showed Montgomery smiling with his tongue out as was ushered into court for the start of his trial.
Montgomery is charged with charged with second-degree murder and assault in connection with the death of his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony , who was last seen in December 2019. Her body has never been found.
Before Judge Amy Messer began the jury selection process, she asked Montgomery if he wanted to waive his right to wear a leg brace and instead appear in court cuffed in shackles.
“I was surprised this morning that you preferred not to wear the leg brace and you wanted to wear the leg shackles,” Messer said.
Montgomery responded, ”That’s correct.”