Daniel Penny’s Lawyers Will Try to ‘Put Jurors in That Train Car’ and Ask ‘What Would You Do?’ as Trial Begins

Jordan Neely’s death in a crowded Manhattan subway car struck a nerve with New Yorkers in May 2023, when bystander video of Daniel Penny placing the troubled homeless man in a fatal chokehold went viral.

Now, the lightning-rod case against Penny — who argues he acted to protect the other passengers from Neely, who one witness said was ranting in an “insanely threatening” way — is finally going to trial, with jury selection kicking off on Monday.

The jurors who will be tasked with deciding Penny’s fate at his manslaughter trial will essentially walk in the former Marine’s shoes before deciding whether to convict him, former prosecutors told The Post.

The panel of 12 Manhattanites will zoom in on the final moments of Neely’s life in painstaking detail – and be asked to imagine what they would do if they were in Penny’s situation, the legal observers said.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the highly-anticipated trial: […]

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