David DePape's defense attorneys argued that the intense publicity the case has received means he won't get a fair trial in the city.
, saying she wasn't convinced the court wouldn't be able to find impartial and fair jurors in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Federal public defender Angela Chuang said local media attention has tainted the pool of jurors. In its motion asking for the change of venue, the defense said a survey it commissioned shows many potential jurors already believe DePape is guilty of the crimes and would be unable to change their minds.
She also said it could be hard to find such a jury in Eureka because the population the court could pull from is 326,000, compared to 5.5 million in the Bay Area.
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