Some numbers from Luka Rocco Magnotta’s first-degree murder trial
Original Publication Date: December 23, 2014 3:01AM
Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 9:12PM
MONTREAL – Luka Rocco Magnotta was found guilty on Tuesday of first-degree murder and four other charges in the killing and dismemberment of Jun Lin in May 2012. Here are some numbers from the proceedings:
Days jury heard evidence: 40
Weeks taken to hear evidence: 10
Days of jury deliberations: 8, including the day of the verdicts
Witnesses heard by jury in total: 66
Crown witnesses: 52
Defence witnesses: 14
Charges Magnotta faced: 5
Jurors initially selected: 16
Jurors who heard case: 14
Jurors who decided case: 12
Seats set aside for media and public in main courtroom: 5 each
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