http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/29/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-trial-jury/index.htmlCan officers in Freddie Gray case get an impartial jury?
By Jean Casarez and Chris Boyette, CNN
Updated 2:29 PM ET, Sun November 29, 2015
(CNN)From the day news got out that Freddie Gray had died, the purported goal of everyone involved -- from Gray's family to city officials, to the news media, to the people of Baltimore -- was to determine what happened to the 25-year-old man from the West Side.
But the truth has been difficult to pin down, and now answers to those questions will be in the hands of a 12-person jury to be selected beginning Monday.
What remains unanswered is how Gray suffered a fatal spinal cord injury while in police custody. He died in the hospital one week after his April 12 arrest.
Who was Freddie Gray?
An independent investigation by Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby's office, along with the medical examiner's determination that Gray's death was a homicide, gave prosecutors what they needed to file criminal charges against six Baltimore police officers in May.
Each of the six officers charged in connection with the death of Gray is being tried separately. The first in court is Officer William G. Porter, 25, who joined the force in 2012.
Porter is charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
One looming question: Can these officers get a fair and unbiased jury in a city rocked by protests and riots?
The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees a defendant's right to a fair trial and public trial proceedings.
Secrecy continues to surround the case, but the court has its reasons.
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