Jury Selection Complete In Erin Corwin Trial

Erin Corwin/Facebook

According to a poster very much in the know on Crimewatchers.net, a jury has been seated in the case of The People of the State of California vs. Christopher Brandon Lee:

"We have a jury and 6 alternates. They will have motions tomorrow and Thursday.

"The trial will start Tuesday the 11th."

As this blog explained previously, Monday the 10th of October is Columbus Day, and a court holiday. 

Jury Selection Underway In Erin Corwin Murder Trial

Jury selection is underway at Superior Court of California - County of San Bernardino in the murder trial of The People of the State of California vs. Christopher Brandon Lee.

Lee is charged with first degree murder for allegedly killing Erin Corwin, 19, and dumping her body in an abandoned mine shaft. Corwin was pregnant at the time of her death.

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

Erin Corwin/Facebook

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.