Michael Jackson is expected back in court as jury selection in his child-molestation trial resumes.
After two weeks of delays, the prosecuting and defending lawyers will head back into the courtroom on Monday (February 22) to question potential jurors, according to The Associated Press.
Attorneys will start weeding through the jury pool, which currently contains more than 240 potential candidates, to choose 12 jurors and eight alternate jurors whom they feel are impartial enough to make proper judgments in the trial.
Before the delays, the lawyers had asked potential jurors questions including whether they felt they could fairly judge people of different races, their feelings toward the singer and if they had ever been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior (see "Many Potential Jurors In Jackson Case Have Connections To Singer").
On February 8, the trial was pushed back to February 14 after lead defense attorney Thomas Mesereau's sister passed away (see "Michael Jackson Trial Delayed A Week"). One week later, Jackson was rushed to the hospital when he was en route to the courtroom (see "Michael Jackson, Suffering From Flu, Rushed To Hospital").
Jackson is scheduled to be in court for the duration of jury selection, as ordered by Judge Rodney Melville, who wants to make sure jurors are accustomed to the singer's presence in the courtroom.
For full coverage of the Michael Jackson case, see "Michael Jackson Accused."
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