The case centers around the 2009 murder of Oscar Grant III on New Year's Day 2009 at the Fruitvale station in Oakland. According to video that hit the web like fire last year, Mehserle shot and killed Grant on the tracks after breaking up a fight. Mehserle's lawyer, Michael Rains, has admitted Mehserle shot and killed Grant but claims the shooting was accidental because the former officer meant to use his Taser stun gun on Grant but fired his gun by mistake.
With the trial of former transit police officer Johannes Mehserle set to begin on June 8, potential jurors will be faced with a questionnaire that poses more than 120 questions. The questions, which were posted on the Los Angeles Superior Court website, asks whether jurors could put aside race to see the truth of the case, one question in particular asks jurors if they could overlook the fact that Mehserle is white and Grant was Black. A pool of potential jurors for Mehserle's trial is set to report to Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday to fill out the questionnaire to determine their eligibility.
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