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Live updates: Sheley trial

3rd & 7 37yd

Still no word from district, but one parent says she appreciates that admin is willing to take another look at school times.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/9/2014 9:00:16 PM
#Sheley won't be in shackles or prison garb during the trial, so as not to prejudice the jury against him.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 1:37:07 PM
There will, however, be plenty of guards from DOC and RI County. Like in other trials, he'll also wear a stun belt around his thigh. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 1:37:40 PM
#Sheley not yet in the courtroom, but his attorney, Jeremy Karlin, just came in.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 1:41:04 PM
While this is a Whiteside Co case, it was moved to RI County due to the pretrial publicity surrounding the case. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 1:43:19 PM
#Sheley brought into the courtroom. He's wearing the same dressy blue button-down and khaki pants that he wore Friday.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 1:47:12 PM
Between 38-40 prospective jurors are down in the jury room waiting to be questioned. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 1:50:26 PM
During selection, each side gets 7 peremptory challenges, which allows them to dismiss a potential juror without giving a reason. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 1:52:19 PM
Attnyss also have an unlimited number of challenges for cause. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 1:52:54 PM
Attorneys also have an unlimited number of challenges for cause. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 1:54:20 PM
Attorneys can ask for a prosp juror to be dismissed if they think he or she
can’t be fair, unbiased, or capable of serving. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 1:55:14 PM
Judge O'Connor is reading prospective jurors the charges against #Sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 2:07:41 PM
First set of prospective jurors are being brought it. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 2:18:55 PM
Also tonight, the Davenport School Board will vote on a motion to reconsider an earlier vote on school start times. #davenportschools

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 10:16:49 PM
Follow @JS_Cullen for the scoop. Board meeting starts at 7 p.m. The vote is the very first thing on the agenda. #davenportschools #qctedu

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/12/2014 10:17:41 PM
No jurors selected Monday in Sheley trial bit.ly/1mUhqbd

by QCT crime & courts via twitter 5/13/2014 11:07:23 AM
Good morning! Day 2 of the jury selection in the Nicholas #Sheley murder case starts in about 20 minutes.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:39:14 PM
Catch up on yesterday's action here: bit.ly/SXayB3 #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:39:42 PM
#Sheley is charged with 15 cnts of first-degree murder in the deaths of four pple in a RF apartment in late June 2008.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:40:34 PM
3 prospective jurors out of 15 questioned yesterday will be back today for further consideration. Attnys are selecting jurors in panels of 4

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:41:59 PM
12 jurors and 4 alternates are needed to hear the case. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:42:18 PM
#Sheley brought into the room. Today, he's wearing a green dress shirt and black-framed glasses.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:49:28 PM
At his other two trials, #Sheley alternated between the green and blue dress shirt during trial. Always wears khakis.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:50:07 PM
Prosp. juror #16 , a woman, is the first person up this morning for jury selection. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:55:53 PM
Woman says she would not get paid by employer for jury service if selected. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:57:09 PM
Woman dismissed for cause. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:57:54 PM
PJ #17 , a man, is up. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 1:59:32 PM
Man says he has already formed an opinion about the case. Prosecutors start to question him. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:01:34 PM
Man says he knows #sheley was found guilty in "other courts" and "i really believe it's true." Dismissed.

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:05:58 PM
PJ #18 , a man, is up. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:06:56 PM
Man says he's read about the case and watched it on TV. Knows he has two murder convictions. Knows he heads to Missouri next. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:12:17 PM
Man says he can't be fair. Dismissed. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:13:39 PM
PJ #19 , a woman, is up. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:21:02 PM
Woman says she's familiar with the case and works with a family member of one of the alleged victims. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:25:06 PM
Specifically, she works w/a relative of Ken Ulve. Says it's "difficult not to" already have an opinion on the case. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:26:00 PM
Woman says it would be difficult to set aside what she already knows about the case. Karlin questioning her now. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:28:34 PM
The woman, a data analyst, says she sits two cubicles away from Ulve's sister. Says she hasn't talked to her about the case. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:31:00 PM
Woman says she can't assure the court that she can set aside the opinion she's already formed. Prosecutors question her now. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:37:33 PM
PJ #20 , a man, is up. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:45:35 PM
Man says he may have a conflict if the trial goes through June. Prosecutors say they don't expect the case to last that long. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:48:04 PM
Man says the only exposure of the case he's had is an article in the newspaper a week ago about the trial coming up. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:51:57 PM
Says he first was aware of the case when he got his jury summon. Says he knows nothing about the case. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:52:38 PM
Man is retired from the Rock Island Arsenal. He was a configuration manager. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:55:20 PM
Man says he understands that criminal defendants are not required to present any evidence at trial. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 2:58:32 PM
The man, in his 80s, says he does have some trouble hearing. He seems to be doing well during questioning, though. #sheley

by Tara Becker via twitter 5/13/2014 3:00:35 PM