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After a juror was excused Tuesday morning at the second-degree murder trial for the woman accused of killing Justin Crowe, the judge called for a rarely used procedure in which potential jurors are pulled in from the street.

The jury selection process for 23-year-old Tia Justice Pinacie-Littlechief’s trial was plagued with problems from the start. It hit a major snag Monday when 35 potential jurors didn’t show up as directed by their summonses, leaving the court with too few people for a proper selection.

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The issue was eventually addressed Monday and a jury selected, but on Tuesday morning, a further problem arose when a juror had to be excused. Reasons for the person’s departure were not provided to the jury, although Justice Jeff Kalmakoff said there had been no improper conduct.

The remaining jury pool having been released Monday, that left the court with the question of what to do, given the desire to start the trial with a full 12-person panel.