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Attorneys Pick Another Juror for Komisarjevsky Trial

Backup alternate juror is a 60-year-old college administrator.

The first backup alternate juror was selected today for the trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky, the second Cheshire home invasion defendant.

A source at New Haven Superior Court said the juror is a 60-year-old college administrator from New Haven.

Two more backup alternates still must be chosen for the jury. The trial is scheduled to begin in September.

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Komisarjevsky may receive the death penalty for the triple homicide in 2007, in which Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters were killed.

Defense lawyers and prosecutors previously selected 12 regular jurors and six alternates.

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The state used a peremptory challenge today, bringing prosecutors and defense attorneys even at 38 each. The defense and prosecution get a maximum of 40 to use to excuse jurors without stating a reason.

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