Jury Selected for Trial in Soldier Death

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - It's possible that opening statements could be delivered as early as Tuesday afternoon at the trial of a man accused of killing a soldier outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas. As of midday, 11 jurors had been picked for the trial of 26-year-old Abdulhakim Muhammad.

Muhammad was charged with capital murder after the 2009 shooting death of Pvt. William Andrew Long in a west Little Rock shopping center. Muhammad has admitted killing the soldier, calling it justifiable revenge for U.S. military action in the Middle East.

Defense attorneys have told potential jurors there is no disputing that Muhammad shot the soldiers, but they say he's mentally ill. Muhammad has denied that and tried unsuccessfully to fire his legal team and represent himself.