NEW : Nine jurors were selected by mid-afternoon ; 12 total are needed , plus six alternates . The trial is expected to last three weeks and will be televised live on the Fox News Channel at 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Balfour , the estranged husband of Hudson 's sister , has denied the charges . Opening arguments are set for April 23 , and the trial may last 4 weeks , the judge says .
NEW : Nine jurors were selected by mid-afternoon ; 12 total are needed , plus six alternates . William Balfour is accused of fatally shooting Hudson 's mother , brother and nephew . Balfour , the estranged husband of Hudson 's sister , has denied the charges . Opening arguments are set for April 23 , and the trial may last 4 weeks , the judge says .