Jury selected Monday for Lynn trial, day one begins

Jury selection in the trial of a man accused of murdering his wife and the mother of his four children began this week. The accused, James Morris Lynn, Jr., 42, is charged with murder, felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Tonya Faye Royster Lynn, who was reported missing on July 27, 2011. Her body was discovered in a well two days later.

On Monday, 47 men and women were led into the courtroom and were questioned over the course of the day. The selection took place in courtroom four of the Barrow County Superior Courthouse before Piedmont Judicial Circuit's Honorable Joseph Booth. By 4:30 p.m., a panel of 12 jurors and two alternates were selected.
Jurors were asked to return to the courthouse at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Booth instructed them not to discuss the case with anyone, nor to post anything on their Facebook or Twitter accounts relating to their jury service.

“Go home, get a good night's rest, and come back at 9 a.m,” said Booth. “Come with an open mind and follow the direction of the bailiffs.”

When asked by one of the jury members how long the trial is expected to last, Booth said he did not anticipate it taking longer than the rest of this week.

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#1 Leigh wells on 06/12/12 at 05:02 PM [Reply]

I think this is outrageous! How does what he did not qualify for a death sentence? This scum better not be eligible for parole ever!!!!

#2 Fortitude on 06/12/12 at 07:38 PM [Reply]

I guess nobody in Barrow is tried for the death penalty, this is the like the third, cold blooded murder we have had and our glorious DA (which we have another 4yrs of) did not go after death penalty.

I guess bashing the head of your wife with a baseball bat, lying about it, ditching her down a well is just enough for life, but then again, who knows how the Barrow circus of courts will handle this

#2.1 Lawyer on 06/12/12 at 08:00 PM [Reply]

Actually, the law in Georgia does not allow the DA to seek the death penalty under these facts. If that bothers you, take it up with the Legislature and the US Supreme Court.

#2.2 Anonymous on 06/12/12 at 08:47 PM [Reply]

You really need to let that d.a. hate thing go. Obviously, no one qualified to run against him. And blaming for not seeking the death penalty in the instant case is just ignorant.

#3 Anonymous on 06/12/12 at 10:52 PM [Reply]

He should get 7the deaths pently he doesn't deserve to breathe air !!

#4 Anonymous on 06/13/12 at 05:52 AM [Reply]

Actually the previous posters are right the death penalty does not apply to the facts of this case and is narrowly tailored in GA to only a few factual situations. No matter what your feelings the DA can not seek the death penalty even if he wants to.

#5 Anonymous on 06/13/12 at 07:47 AM [Reply]

Basically, to get the death penalty here in Georgia you have to be black,retarded or Hispanic and your victim must be a white female.

#5.1 Anonymous on 06/13/12 at 08:32 AM [Reply]

Well if you are black, retarded or hispanic and you kill a white female then you deserve to die. No problem there

#6 Stringer on 06/13/12 at 09:56 AM [Reply]

Well Bridgeman went after the death penalty for Henry Stringer who killed two black women and two black children, but guess who later dropped the death penalty on Stringer???

#6.1 Hmmm on 06/13/12 at 10:12 AM [Reply]

Oh do tell!!!

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