Singh was back in Butler County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday for a pretrial hearing where the defense team and prosecutors said exchange of discovery is proceeding and preparation for the Oct. 3 trial is ongoing.
Judge Greg Howard said he will order 150 prospective jurors for the first day of selection and another 150 for the second day if necessary.
Questionnaires to the jury pool are set to be mailed next month. The defense team has argued those forms should include a question about the person’s views on the death penalty, and the current from does not.
Howard said he would give the defense latitude during voir dire to inquire about the death penalty.
Singh is scheduled to be back in court July 13 for a final pre-trial hearing.
Singh is accused of killing his wife, Shalinderjit Kaur, 39; his in-laws, Hakikat Singh Pannag, 59, and Parmjit Kaur, 62; and his aunt by marriage, Amarjit Kaur, 58, at their residence on Wyndtree Drive. All died with gunshot wounds.
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