TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Sep 25, 2015

Judge Monte Watkins said jurors will come from Chattanooga to Nashville to hear the second trial of two former Vanderbilt University football players -- Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey -- accused of rape, The Tennessean reports. Defense attorneys requested jurors to be chosen from outside Davidson County, saying selecting local jurors would be difficult because their first trial received a large amount of publicity. The trial date is set for Nov. 30.