Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor died in 2007 after being shot during what police say was a botched burglary attempt at Taylor\'s Miami-area home. The first-degree murder trial for a man accused in the slaying, Eric Rivera Jr., is underway six years later.
Sean Taylor This undated handout provided by the NFL shows Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor. The trial is finally beginning for the alleged shooter in the 2007 slaying of Taylor. (AP Photo/NFL, File)
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Redskins Taylor Slain Eric Rivera Jr., center, stands in court Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in Miami. Rivera is accused in the 2007 slaying of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor during what police say was a botched burglary attempt. ((AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot,pool)
(AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot,pool
Redskins Taylor Slain Judge Dennis Murphy presides over the Eric Rivera, Jr., trial jury selection Monday, Oct.15, 2013, in Miami. Rivera is accused in the 2007 slaying of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor during what police say was a botched burglary attempt. ((AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot, pool)
(AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot, pool
Redskins Taylor Slain Eric Rivera Jr., left, talks with attorney Christopher Brown during jury selection Monday, Oct.15, 2013, in Miami. Rivera is accused in the 2007 slaying of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor during what police say was a botched burglary attempt. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot, pool)
AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot, pool
Redskins Taylor Slain Eric Rivera Jr., left, hugs his father after lunch recess, in the jury selection in Rivera, Jr.'s trial. Monday, Oct.15, 2013, in Miami. Rivera, Jr., is accused in the 2007 slaying of Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor during what police say was a botched burglary attempt. ((AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot, pool)
Washington Redskins star safety Sean Taylor died in 2007 after being shot during what police say was a botched burglary attempt at Taylor’s Miami-area home. The first-degree murder trial for a man accused in the slaying, Eric Rivera Jr., is underway six years later.
