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Trial of father in toddler's hot SUV death will be moved

(AP) — The trial of a Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son in a hot SUV to die will be moved, the judge said Monday, granting a defense request to hold it elsewhere because pretrial publicity has caused potential jurors to form strong opinions about the case. Defense attorneys argued it had become clear it's impossible to find a fair and impartial jury in the Atlanta suburb because of extensive news coverage of the case. Prosecutors countered that since the defense agreed to qualify three dozen potential jurors, it shows an impartial jury could be seated. After a lunch break, she urged lawyers for both sides to work together to try to reach an agreement on five disputed potential jurors, and to consider the cost and logistics of moving the trial. Defense attorney Bryan Lumpkin had argued the pretrial publicity resulted in a "pervasive, persistent opinion of guilt" and led to a clear "atmosphere of hostility" against his client. [...] he said, some said they heard Harris did an online search about children dying in hot cars, that he had made online posts about a child-free lifestyle and that he wasn't emotional after he realized his son was dead.

 

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