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Tuesday, March 16, 1999 | 10:39 a.m.
The three are accused of shooting John Castro, 39, and robbing him of $89 in October 1997.
The defendants are Shawn Harte, 22, and 20-year-old Latisha Babb of Fallon and Weston Sirex, 26, of Reno. Sirex is a former cab driver himself. All three face murder and robbery charges. Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty if the three are convicted.
Jury selection moved quickly on the opening day of the trial and attorneys agreed on seven men and seven women - 12 jurors and two alternates.
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