A jury has been seated in an attempted murder trial getting underway in a Nevada County courtroom, with testimony scheduled to start Thursday morning. About a year ago, 59-year-old William “Dale” Carman was arrested for shooting his brother, at his brother’s trailer, and also wounding a woman, after the two men had fired shots at each other. Although it took less than half a day to seat the jury, District Attorney Cliff Newell doesn’t consider that an abnormally short amount of time….

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Newell says the trial may last about two weeks, but it’s only an estimate…

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Newell told us in November that Carman rejected a plea agreement, where Carman would have pleaded guilty for a reduced sentence.