May 15, 2008
Crime

R. Kelly jury: trapped in the courtroom?


His only crime was videotaping his sexual encounter with a minor.

Jury selection for R. Kelly's child-porn trial finishes up Wednesday, in a divinely karmic piss-reeking courtroom. So far, eight jurors have been selected: five men and three women, split evenly among blacks and whites. In all, 12 jurors and four alternates will be picked. The R&B skank's charged with videotaping a threesome he had 6 years ago with some grownup lady (yawn) and an underage girl (YES).

During questioning by lawyers, jurors insisted they barely knew R. Kelly's music (even that song that goes, "You remind me of my Jeep/I wanna ride it"), and swore they would hold themselves "to a very high standard," judging the case on the evidence. Will this help or hurt Kelly's case? 23/6 managed to sneak a peek at notes taken by Kelly's expensive lawyers to find out just what kind of juror they're looking for.

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