A look at the Mitchell jury

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There are five women and seven men on the jury. Most jurors are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to questionnaires they were asked to fill out by attorneys in the case.

No. 1 • Female. A registered nurse who now works in marketing said that despite being "conflicted" about finding someone not guilty by reason of insanity, she would "trust in the system" regarding sentencing. She is Catholic.

No. 2 • Female. An Intermountain Healthcare employee who was 16 when Smart disappeared, she said she would rely on the trial evidence despite her belief — based on media reports — that Mitchell kidnapped Smart. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

No. 3 • Female. A health care worker who, years ago, worked with sexual-abuse victims, she said she could consider an insanity defense but would want to hear from "doctors and family members" on the subject. She is an inactive LDS Church member.

No. 4 • Male. He said he didn't trust the media and attached no significance to Mitchell's singing in court. "It's his decision on how to act or react in certain situations," the man said. He is LDS.

No. 5 • Female. Wrote she believed that Mitchell kidnapped Smart but said she could set that aside. She is LDS.

No. 6 • Male. Said insanity meant having "no control" over one's actions and that the mentally ill should be sent to a state hospital for treatment. He is an inactive LDS Church member.

No. 7 • Male. Defined insanity as being "disconnected" from normal life. Said he could consider insanity for Mitchell. He is LDS.

No. 8 • Male. Has a family member with a mental illness but said that wouldn't affect him as a juror. He is an inactive member of the Catholic Church.

No. 9 • Male. Wrote he didn't want to serve because of the high profile of the case but changed his mind. Wrote he'd be more concerned about letting a guilty man go free than jailing an innocent man. He is Greek Orthodox.

No. 10 • Male. Lived in San Jose, Calif., during Smart's abduction. Prosecution said keeping him is "like having a change of venue." He is Presbyterian.

No. 11 • Female. Said she was surprised by Mitchell's singing, but "actually, I don't think he got all the verses correct." She is LDS.

No. 12 • Male. Said he knew almost nothing about the case. Neither side objected to the juror. He is Presbyterian.

By Stephen Hunt —