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Former Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn is pictured in Coos Superior Court in this file photo. Behind him is Senior Assistant Attorney General Geoffrey Ward. (Nancy West/InDepthNH)
LANCASTER, NH The jury that will hear domestic violence-related charges against Jeffrey Woodburn of Whitefield was selected Wednesday in Coos Superior Court almost three years after he was arrested while still a sitting state Senator.
Woodburn, 55, a popular Democrat who lost the election following his arrest amid calls for his resignation from members of his own party, sat in the courtroom with his attorney Donna Brown of Manchester Wednesday during jury selection, but spoke only with Brown.
LANCASTER â The long delayed trial of former State Sen. Jeff Woodburn is set to get underway Monday, May 10, in Coos County Superior Court. Attorneys spent much of Wednesday picking a jury for the upcoming trial.
The 55-year old Woodburn has pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence, four counts of simple assault, two counts of criminal trespass and one count of criminal mischief. All of the charges are misdemeanors.
Defense Attorney Donna Brown of Manchester and Senior Assistant Attorney General Geoffrey Ward questioned more than 30 potential jurors Wednesday before a final jury was picked by 3 p.m.
Brown focused a number of questions on whether a potential juror would have a problem with a man claiming self-defense in a case where he was attacked by a woman.
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