Sarah Boone trial: Jury selection continues on day two of trial
Sarah Boone jury selection day 2: Sarah Boone, attorney fist bump
Sarah Boone and her attorney appeared to give each other a fist bump ahead of the second day of jury selection in her second-degree murder trial. Boone is accused of second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres. Torres was found dead inside a suitcase inside their Winter Park home in 2020. Boone has pleaded not guilty to the charge.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Sarah Boone sat in court next to her attorneys on Tuesday as the second day of jury selection began in her second-degree murder trial.
The Florida woman is charged with second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, in 2020 at their Winter Park home.
More than 100 potential jurors were questioned on Monday. Another 50 potential jurors were expected to be brought in on Tuesday.
The tricky thing with this jury selection is that this trial is expected to last about 3 weeks.
FOX 35's Stephanie Buffamonte spoke to some of the jurors who were not selected, they said the length of the trial is what they had a problem with. Many people said they couldn't afford to be out of work for that long.
Evidence debated ahead of Sarah Boone murder trial
In body camera footage, Sarah Boone can be heard admitting to zipping her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, into a suitcase and later waking up to find him dead. Boone told deputies in 2020 that she and Torres, her boyfriend of three and a half years, were playing a drunken game of hide-and-seek when the incident occurred.
The other issue is that this is a high-profile case and, according to court officials, many potential jurors have seen the phone video, interrogation video, photos of the suitcase and the body-cam video.
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Both the state and the defense have expressed they would prefer jurors to not have seen this evidence before the trial.
FOX 35 will have live updates on the Sarah Boone trial as they are available.