GREELEY, Colo. (AP) -The trial of a former Northern Colorado backup punter accused of stabbing a rival began Monday with jury selection.
Mitch Cozad of Wheatland, Wyo., is charged with attempted first-degree murder and second-degree assault in an attack on starter Rafael Mendoza.
The judge said at least 250 people are in the pool of prospective jurors. All of them filled out a form, then the judge and attorneys for both sides began questioning them one-by-one in the judge’s chambers.
One of Cozad’s defense attorneys, Shannon Lyons, said, “We’re excluding the people who have problem issues, some who have very strong feelings about the case.”
Cozad is accused of ambushing Mendoza in a dimly lit parking lot outside Mendoza’s apartment on Sept. 11. Mendoza suffered a 3- to 5-inch-deep wound in his kicking leg.
Cozad’s aunt, Jill Moody of San Antonio, traveled to Greeley for the opening of his trial.
“I just want you to know he’s a wonderful young man,” she said.
Mendoza has returned to the team and is going through rehab this summer.
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