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Jury selection over, Longoria trial to start Thursday
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eletebodycopy Looking over the 10 surviving potential jurors seated in the Barton County Courthouse jury box Wednesday afternoon, Adam Longoria defense attorney Jeff Wicks asked a pointed question.“Can anyone sitting here say that, ‘based on what I’ve heard, I think Mr. Longoria is guilty.’” All 10 shook their heads and said “no.”The trial for Longoria, the man accused of killing 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt after attempting to sexually assault her the night of Aug. 21, 2010, is set to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday and expected to last well into next week. DeBolt’s charred remains were found on Aug. 24, 2010, one day after she was to have started her freshman year at Great Bend High School.Wicks’ question was a sign the jury selection process, which had ground into its third tedious afternoon, was nearly over. Those responding were the remnants of the fifth panel.