On Trial
Jury selection begins today in Ray Dandridge trial
Jury selection begins this morning in the capital-murder trial of Ray Joseph Dandridge, charged with the Jan. 6 slayings of the Tucker/Baskerville family in South Richmond.
The selection process is expected to take at least two days. Attorneys need to narrow the large pool to 12 jurors and four alternates.
The main portion of the trial begins Monday morning, with opening statements and evidence. The trial is expected to last through the end of next week.
Dandridge’s alleged accomplice, Ricky Javon Gray, was convicted last month of capital murder for the Harvey family slayings.
A jury recommended the death penalty, and he will be formally sentenced next month.
For a look at what to expect at Dandridge’s trial, see Sunday’s Times-Dispatch.
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