NATION IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Jury Selection Begins in Salvi Trial
State troopers, bomb squad technicians and metal detectors greeted potential jurors in the trial of John C. Salvi III, who is accused of fatally shooting two receptionists at abortion clinics. Salvi, 23, entered the courthouse in Dedham, Mass.--wearing leg irons and handcuffs. Salvi’s attorney asked that his client be allowed to read a statement, but the request was denied. The potential jurors spent most of the day filling out questionnaires before being asked about their views on abortion, mental illness and insanity.
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