Update On Mayor’s Trial

After three days of hearing from more than 200 Atlantic County residents, a jury was selected Thursday in the trial of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr., who is accused of abusing his teenage daughter. According to the Press of Atlantic City the jury consists of nine women and five men. Of the jurors, only one is African-American. The lack of African-American jurors was brought up by defense attorney Louis Barbone during the continuation of peremptory challenges, which allow the state and defense to excuse a limited number of jurors without having to provide a reason.