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Article: Workman trial to start today
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- February 2, 2005
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After a 6 1/2-hour jury selection process Tuesday, the stage is
set for today's start of former Salt Lake County Mayor Nancy
Workman's trial.
"Yeah, I'm ready," Workman said. "I'd like to get it cleared up
and go get a job."
Depending on the trial's outcome, however, Workman may not be able
to get a job for a while -- her second- and third-degree felony
charges of misuse of public money carry a maximum possible sentence
of 20 years in prison.
Workman's fate is in the hands of eight jurors (and two
alternates) who were selected from a pool of 60 randomly selected
county residents Tuesday.
After having them fill out detailed questionnaires, 3rd District
Court Judge Judith Atherton -- and ...