Following a day filled with vetting and selecting jurors, a trial — The State of South Carolina vs. Rick Chow — began with opening statements Wednesday morning amid a packed courtroom inside the Richland County Courthouse.
Escorted in by the bailiff and quietly seated, the jury panel — mixed with young and middle-aged men and women of various races — first directed their attention to Circuit Court Judge Heath Taylor who advised the jurors about their role in the proceeding while also explaining their parameters…