A former nurse accused of killing her husband by giving him an overdose of a paralyzing drug and then setting fire to their Morgantown home is being tried in Charleston.

Jury selection begins Friday in Kanawha County Circuit Court. Her case was moved from Monongalia County because of pretrial publicity.

Thirty-five-year-old Michelle Michael, charged with first-degree murder and arson, will be tried in the 2005 death of James Michael. She is accused of giving her husband a fatal dose of a drug, and then setting fire to their $300,000 home on November 29, 2005.

Michelle Michael was a nurse practitioner at Ruby Memorial Hospital's pediatric intensive care unit. She also faces a lawsuit filed by her mother-in-law.

Investigators originally thought James Michael died as a result of the fire, which didn't appear suspicious. But they expanded their investigation after the drug was found in Michael's system during an autopsy. It also showed that he did not die from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Prosecutors say Michelle Michael admitted to having an affair with Robert Teets, the co-owner of her husband's business, Mountaineer Home Medical.

Michael's attorneys unsuccessfully sought to have references to the affair banned, claiming it was unrelated to the case.

Monongalia County Prosecutor Marcia Ashdown has said Teets isn't considered a co-conspirator. He may be called to testify.