Britney Spears will most likely not be present for any part of her trial for misdemeanor driving without a license. After just one day of jury selection, it's already proving to be one of her more sound decisions.
Attorneys and prospective jurors returned to the Van Nuys Courthouse this morning for day two of questioning the potential jury, who yesterday proved they were not shy about voicing their opinions of the once-troubled pop star.
"I do not like that person," a teacher said when pressed by lawyers.
"It's a slam dunk," added another potential male juror who works in a restaurant, adding that he believed Spears was wasting taxpayer money by letting the case go to trial. "I think she is guilty."
It was a familiar refrain throughout the day.
"I'm sure that she's guilty," said another woman, who works as a substitute teacher. "From [what I see in] the media, I cannot be fair, I have bias."
While yet another prospective juror called the trial "ridiculous," at least one seemed sympathetic, saying he blamed the hounding paparazzi, and not the pop star, for the incident.
Despite their seemingly strong disapproval for the 26-year-old "Womanizer" warbler, just one potential juror was excused by Judge James Steele, after admitting an acquantiance with Spears' manager.
Should a final panel be seated this morning, opening statements in the case could begin as early as this afternoon.
Spears, who eschewed a plea deal that would see her avoid jail time as she did not want to cop to the charge, faces a maximum sentence of six months' jail time and a $1,000 fine if convicted.
The charge itself stems from a ding-and-run that took place in a parking lot last August. An X17 paparazzo who caught the incident on tape is on the potential witness list for the case, as is Britney's father Jamie Spears.