Cruz's lead public defender, Melisa McNeill, said in court recently that she hasn't decided whether her team will give its opening statement immediately after Satz or wait several weeks until it's time to present their case.
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McNeill said that more than half of successful death penalty appeals are over issues that arise during jury selection.
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