Six Jurors Seated in Daniel Penny Manslaughter Trial Say They’ve Experienced Harassment on Subway, Homeless People Having Fits
The judge seats the jurors despite their experiences on New York City’s troubled subway system.
Six jurors were seated on Monday in the trial against Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who put a homeless Michael Jackson impersonator into a fatal chokehold on a New York subway last year.
On Monday, six Manhattan residents raised their hands to be sworn as the first jurors of a twelve-member panel, along with four alternates, that will listen to evidence and then decide on a verdict in the case that has sparked protests and outrage on both sides.
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