Livingston Parish retrial raises tough jury questions
Attorney Franz Borghardt used his weekly segment to explain two major Louisiana legal cases now drawing public attention. He first focused on the retrial of Melanie Curtin in Livingston Parish.
Curtin’s earlier conviction was thrown out after an appeals court found errors in the first trial. Borghardt said the biggest challenge now is jury selection. In a small community, many people have already heard about the case. That makes it harder to find jurors who can set aside what they know and judge only the evidence presented in court…