Little Rock -   The final 3 jurors are expected to be chosen early Wednesday morning for the capital murder trial of Curtis Lavelle Vance.

  11 were chosen in the first two days of selection.  The process continues at 9:30 Wednesday morning, Judge Chris Piazza is confident one final active jury member and two alternates can be chosen quickly enough opening arguments can still start at 11:00.  The panel so far is made up of 7 white men and 4 black women.  Most of the potential jurors who have been dismissed so far have been let go because they admitted to being biased in the case because of prior media coverage or their feelings on the death penalty.

  Vance is being tried for capital murder, rape and burglary for the attack of Channel 7 Anchor Anne Pressly last October.  If convicted, he could face life in prison without parole or the death penalty.

  Judge Piazza says once opening statements do begin, the trial could last one to two weeks.

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