Eventually 12 regular jurors and six alternates will be chosen.

Toldrà was a regular juror on the Maria Canals International Music Competition.

Eighteen people will be chosen for the Poindexter trial, 12 regular jurors and 6 alternates.

Connecticut General Statutes 51-243(e) and 54-82h do not allow alternate jurors to be segregated from the regular sworn jurors.

Even so, it took the court two days to select the jury, which consists of 12 regular jurors and 4 alternates.

When she arrived in court on Monday, she said she had decided that three jurors - two regular jurors and one alternate - would have to go.

"I try to be in the car with the conductor," said a woman who was accepted as a regular juror.

Lawyers picked their 12th and final regular juror this afternoon for the trial of Michael Skakel, charged with murdering his 15-year-old neighbor 27 years ago.

Anonymous and Sequestered There were initially six alternate jurors, who could replace regular jurors when necessary before the start of deliberations.

Four replacement jurors were on standby to replace any of the regular jurors in case they could not bear to hear any more of the evidence.