NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Nashville court selected on Tuesday the 12-person jury who will hear the case against Jerome Barrett in the 1975 death of Marcia Trimble.

At the beginning of the day, there were 65 potential juror candidates after the pool was narrowed from 125 on Monday.

The jury consists of seven women and five men, setting the stage for the trial to begin Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.

Opening statements of the prosecution were expected to center around Barrett's DNA being found on Marcia's blouse.

The defense was expected to counter the argument by saying there are other DNA samples that are bad, and possibly setting up a position that all of the DNA must be discounted.

Another defense expected to be used by Barrett's team is the theory that teenage neighbor Jeffrey Womack is the real killer of the child. Womack was never charged, and this theory was discredited by police 20 years ago.

The first witness expected to take the stand was Marcia's mother, Virginia.

Barrett was arrested and charged with the child's death in early 2008. He was convicted earlier this year of murdering Vanderbilt University student Sarah Des Prez in 1975.

The jury was locally chosen residents from Davidson County, which was a request by Barrett. Attorneys are attempting to find people who have no opinion or have never heard about this high-profile case.