Jury seated for trial of man accused of fatally shooting baseball coach on Hwy 169, statements to be made Monday
Jamal Smith (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office)
Opening statements are expected to begin Monday, July 11 in the trial of a man accused of shooting and killing a youth baseball coach after a jury was seated Thursday.
As previously reported, the jury selection process began last week for the trial of Jamal Smith.
Smith is charged with first- and second-degree murder for allegedly shooting 56-year-old Jay Boughton on Highway 169 in Plymouth last July.
Prosecutors believe some sort of traffic altercation may have led to the shooting.
Smith’s defense team claims a passenger in Smith’s vehicle fired the fatal shot.
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