Some jurors did speak up for all to hear. Seven years have elapsed between the listeriosis outbreak and this trial. They were then asked if they could still render a fair verdict in the case based only on the evidence they’d hear in court. The prospective jurors were all asked if they knew anything about the “2015 Blue Bell recall” and their source for the information. Any juror who wanted to “approach the bench” with something private was also welcome to do so. It was primarily a quiet day because jurors were individually questioned “at the bench” for the ears of the judge and one or two attorneys from each side. About 20 said it would, citing self-employment, moving, pre-paid vacations, and school starting.
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Jurors were first asked if the trial length would cause them hardship. Judge Robert Pitman first warned the jurors that this trial could last three or four weeks. Kruse shut down Bell Blue’s multistate production and recalled all its products, but before that, the government says he suppressed and covered up Listeria contamination.Įighty Texans from West Texas counties answered the call for jury duty. Kruse is the retired president of Blue Bell Creameries who, as an individual, faces federal felony conspiracy and fraud charges over how he handled Blue Bell’s role in a 2015 mysterious outbreak. AUSTIN - It was a long but primarily quiet Monday as a 12-man, four-woman jury was selected to hear the United States v.
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