The 70-year-old potential alternate was accepted Friday morning bydefense lawyer David Rudolf. Prosecutors accepted him Thursday.
Three people were dismissed for cause. One knew DistrictAttorney Jim Hardin and helped with his campaign and knew Peterson.Another said Peterson was guilty. The third one, a single mother ofthree, said her employer refused to pay her for jury duty.
Judge Orlando Hudson said in court that it was time North Carolina caught up with other states in requiring employers to pay employees for jury duty. North Carolina law only requires businesses to hold an employee's position if they are called up for jury duty.
The judge also postponed a hearing on defense attorneys' allegations that two police detectives may have lied about a leak of sensitive information.
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