Coleman Tent Light

How do you pick a jury of 12 Washingtonians to serve in a high-profile perjury trial of an iconic baseball star accused of lying to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs?

Here?s how: First, a federal judge leads off with an 82-item questionnaire with carefully crafted queries that ask prospective jurors about their backgrounds, the law, baseball and Congress. Next up, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys sling their own questions, hoping to probe the psyches of D.C. residents for biases.

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