The arduous process of selecting a jury began yesterday in the criminal case accusing Anthony D. Marshall and lawyer Francis X. Morrissey of prevailing upon Mr. Marshall’s mother, socialite Brooke Astor, to change her will to shift millions of dollars that had been directed to charities to her son.

The 18-count indictment also accuses Mr. Marshall of stealing millions more from his mother during her lifetime while managing her affairs under a power of attorney.

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