Associated Press
A judge scheduled NBA star Kobe Bryant's sex assault trial for Aug. 27, more
than a year after he allegedly assaulted a 19-year-old woman in a luxury hotel.
The trial is expected to take three to four weeks, including the process of
questioning and choosing jurors.
In an order Friday, state District Judge Terry Ruckriegle also denied a re-
quest by both sides to include a preliminary questionnaire when jury summonses
are mailed to Eagle County residents randomly selected by computer.
Defense attorney Pamela Mackey had offered to pay half the cost for the pre-
liminary questionnaire, which she said would save time later in helping both
sides decide which potential jurors to let go.
A pool of about 1,000 potential jurors will be called, and lawyers will begin
eliminating jurors using a 115-item questionnaire. Prosecutors and defense
attorneys are still wrangling over the questions.
"Any benefit gained with such process would be substantially outweighed by
the requisite delay in setting the matter for trial," Ruckriegle said.
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