Can Amy Senser receive a fair trial in Hennepin County?
In this Sept. 16, 2011, file photo, Amy Senser leaves with her husband, former Minnesota Vikings football star Joe Senser, right, after a court appearance in Minneapolis. Prosecutors allege she hit 38-year-old Anousone Phanthavong of Roseville on a freeway ramp last year as he was putting gas into his car.
AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Jean Pieri, File
A jury was selected and opening statements began yesterday in the fatal hit-and-run trial of Amy Senser. What will the strategies be of the defense and the prosecution? With the intense media coverage, can Senser receive a fair trial in Hennepin County?
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