Jury selection is complete for the trial of Tony Summers in Guilford County. Opening statements are expected this morning.
There is no word on the Ebony Watson trial in Lee County.
Two other capital trials are scheduled to start today, De’Ante Harris in Robeson County and Melba Slayton in Randolph County. The Slayton case is of particular note because the defendant is in her mid-70s. One has to wonder why the State would spend millions of dollars to seek the death penalty against someone who will surely not live to see execution.
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