ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Jury selection continued Tuesday in the trial of a woman whose killed 49 people and injured dozens more at Pulse Orlando nightclub.
The case hinges on whether Noor Salman knowingly helped her husband, Omar Mateen, plan the attack. She faces charges of aiding the support of a foreign terrorist organization resulting in death and obstruction of justice.
Seventeen potential jurors were questioned Tuesday, 10 of whom were admitted to the jury pool -- six women and four men. The jury pool now comprises 32 of the necessary 56 potential jurors.
Salman's defense attorneys filed a motion Monday seeking to prevent prosecutors from including in their opening statements that Mateen targeted that LGBTQ community by attacking Pulse Orlando.
"We lawyers are under certain prohibitions, and we just can't comment on the evidence," defense attorney Linda Moreno said. "I would ask the media to read that motion very carefully."
The judge hasn't yet ruled on the motion.
WFTV legal analyst Bill Scheaffer said the motion will have little effect on the case.
"This is not a motion to suppress," he said. "This just is a motion to prohibit the government from talking about certain things in their opening statements."
Opening statements are expected to begin next week.
Jury selection will resume Wednesday.
WATCH LIVE: Day 4 of the Noor Salman trialWATCH: Eyewtiness News 9's Greg Warmoth and legal expert Bill Sheaffer recap today's events in the trial of Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse nightclub shooter, Omar Mateen. http://at.wftv.com/2HaKnzI
Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Tuesday, March 6, 2018
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