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Judge stays on Sierra LaMar murder case as jury selection nears
Original: Sierra LaMar murder case: Judge will not recuse himself, jury selection next week
The judge presiding over the Sierra LaMar murder case has declined to recuse himself, and jury selection is set to begin next week. The 15-year-old California teenager disappeared in 2012, and the case has drawn sustained attention in the Bay Area. Attention is now turning to whether an impartial jury can be seated given extensive pretrial publicity.
Why now: A key procedural ruling and the start of jury selection mark a major step in a long-running, high-profile murder case.
Sierra LaMarSanta Clara County Superior Court
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