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Juror Questions OK'd In Albuquerque Police Shooting Trial

The questionnaire has been revised for potential jurors in the case of two former Albuquerque police officers charged with fatally shooting a homeless man.

Prosecutors had raised concerns that the jury pool could be tainted because of a mailer that went out containing a letter from one of the officer's wives pleading for donations to help her husband.

The mailer was issued by a nonprofit that supports police officers' legal defense.

Albuquerque station KOB-TV reports that court documents show both sides agreed lawyers could ask potential jurors about the fundraising efforts and if they or any family members participated in protests that followed the March 2014 shooting death of James Boyd.

Jury selection for the trial of ex-officers Dominique Perez and Keith Sandy is set to begin Sept. 12.

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