WHAT'S EXPECTED TO BE A LONG JURY-SELECTION PROCESS IS UNDERWAY IN A FEDERAL MURDER TRIAL IN ALBUQUERQUE. JOHN MCCLUSKEY ALLEGEDLY KILLED AN OKLAHOMA COUPLE FOLLOWING A CARJACKING IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO THREE YEARS AGO. MCCLUSKEY HAD EARLIER ESCAPED FROM A PRISON IN ARIZONA.
JURY SELECTION COULD TAKE THREE WEEKS, WITH THE TRIAL ITSELF LASTING THREE MONTHS. TWO CO-DEFENDANTS HAVE AGREED TO TESTIFY AGAINST MCCLUSKEY, WHO COULD GET THE DEATH PENALTY IF CONVICTED.
