Jury Selection For Erin Corwin Murder Trial Scheduled To Begin Sep. 19

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After numerous starts and stops, it looks like the trial for Christopher Brandon Lee, charged with first degree murder in the death of Erin Corwin, is slated to begin Sep. 19 with jury selection.

I attended the trial readiness hearing for Lee on Sept. 9 in a San Bernardino County courtroom. Lee appeared at the hearing wearing a green jail jumpsuit. His hair was cut short and there was a scruff of beard on his face. His wrists and ankles were shackled.

Lee's attorney, David J. Kaloyanides, and Deputy District Attorney Sean Daugherty both told Judge J. David Mazurek they were ready to proceed with the trial. Mazurek then ordered jury selection to start Sept. 19.

I asked my husband, a former newspaper reporter who has covered a number of high-profile murder trials, how long jury selection would take. He estimated about three to four days.  

According to Christopher Lee, spokesman for the District Attorney (yes, he has the same name as the defendant), alleged murderer Christopher Brandon Lee faces life in prison without parole if he is convicted.