article_snippet.sent: District Attorney George Brauchler characterized it as a 'four- to five-month roller coaster through the worst haunted house you can imagine'.
article_snippet.sent: Samour has said Samour's not an unusual amount of time for a trial this complex.
article_snippet.sent: The death penalty and insanity plea introduced complicated and time-consuming legal requirements.
article_snippet.sent: Court officials initially summoned an unprecedented 9,000 people.
article_snippet.sent: WHAT ABOUT OTHER LARGE TRIALS?
article_snippet.sent: The Texas trial for the killer of a former Navy SEAL depicted in the movie 'American Sniper' was complicated by publicity about the film.
article_snippet.sent: But jury selection moved quickly because the film didn't involve concerns about the large number of people affected by the crime.