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GALLATIN, Tenn. - It took most of the day Monday, but attorneys in Sumner County finally seated 12 jurors to decided one the most highly anticipated murder trials in recent years.
Tuesday morning those 7 men and 5 women along with three alternates will begin hearing arguments in the 1st degree murder case against Lindsey Lowe.
The case has received so much attention Judge Dee David Gay's office brought in 180 potential jurors.
Nearly all of them had heard about Lowe and several expressed that they had already made up their minds.
"Do you believe you can not be fair and impartial," said Judge Gay to an excused juror.
Lowe's story became well known a year and a half ago when she was charged with smothering two sons she'd just given birth to in her parents' bathroom to keep them from crying.
Prosecutors say Lowe hid the pregnancy from family because the baby's father wasn't Lowe's fiancee.
She faces two 1st degree murder counts plus another two child abuse charges.
Lowe will not face the death penalty if convicted.
"Has anybody talked to anyone that claimed to have firsthand knowledge of this case," asked prosecutor Ray Whitley to the jury pool.
The court asked every potential juror to fill out a questionnaire on what they know about the case.
Defense attorneys questioned jurors about their answers and whether or not their family has had a natural childbirth.
The trial is expected to last 5 days.
Among the key witnesses, the man paternity tests identified as the father of Lowe's children.
Tuesday morning those 7 men and 5 women along with three alternates will begin hearing arguments in the 1st degree murder case against Lindsey Lowe.
The case has received so much attention Judge Dee David Gay's office brought in 180 potential jurors.
Nearly all of them had heard about Lowe and several expressed that they had already made up their minds.
"Do you believe you can not be fair and impartial," said Judge Gay to an excused juror.
Lowe's story became well known a year and a half ago when she was charged with smothering two sons she'd just given birth to in her parents' bathroom to keep them from crying.
Prosecutors say Lowe hid the pregnancy from family because the baby's father wasn't Lowe's fiancee.
She faces two 1st degree murder counts plus another two child abuse charges.
Lowe will not face the death penalty if convicted.
"Has anybody talked to anyone that claimed to have firsthand knowledge of this case," asked prosecutor Ray Whitley to the jury pool.
The court asked every potential juror to fill out a questionnaire on what they know about the case.
Defense attorneys questioned jurors about their answers and whether or not their family has had a natural childbirth.
The trial is expected to last 5 days.
Among the key witnesses, the man paternity tests identified as the father of Lowe's children.
Monday, March 11 2013, 11:24 PM CDT
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NHK Seating expanding Murfreesboro facility
May 24, 2013 08:06 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- State officials say that automotive seat manufacturer NHK Seating of America Inc. plans to expand its facility in Murfreesboro, adding 94 jobs in the process.
Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty said Thursday that the company's expansion represents a $6.8 million investment in Rutherford County.
Fred Myers, plant manager of NHK's Murfreesboro facility, says the company is adding employees and capital equipment to support increasing production volume.
NHK also plans to add a robotic weld cell that will use robots to make automotive seat structures at the facility.
NHK completed its Murfreesboro plant in 2011. Currently, 81 people are employed there.
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