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Durk's Trial Hits Early Snag as Juror Dismissed for Bias

Jury selection in Lil Durk's federal case just lost its first prospective juror—and it wasn't pretty.

The process of finding impartial jurors for Lil Durk's trial got real uncomfortable real quick. One prospective juror had to be dismissed after admitting he'd already made up his mind about the defendants based on appearance alone—a straight-up violation of how jury duty is supposed to work.

This is exactly the kind of thing that can tank a trial before it even starts. The whole foundation of the system is that people get judged on evidence, not vibes or first impressions. When someone walks in already convinced of guilt just by looking at the defendants, that's a red flag the judge can't ignore.

Jury selection is dragging into Friday, which signals this process is going to take time. Finding twelve people willing to actually listen to the evidence and leave their biases at the door isn't easy—especially in high-profile cases where everybody's already got opinions. The trial team is gonna have to be sharp about questioning, making sure the final jury is genuinely open-minded.

This is just the warm-up. Real proceedings still ahead.


Read the full story at AllHipHop → https://allhiphop.com/news/exclusive-lil-durk-jury-selection-slows-after-juror-says-defendants-look-guilty/

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