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Jury Convicts Scott Roeder of Murdering Abortionist George Tiller
By David Sessions - Politics DailyA jury in Wichita, Kan., convicted Scott Roeder for the murder of George Tiller, one of the few doctors performing late-term abortions in the United States, the Los Angeles Times reports. The jury of seven men and five women reached a verdict after only 37 minutes of deliberation, and also convicted Roeder on two counts of aggravated assault for threats to ushers at the church where he committed the crime. Roeder faces life in prison for the first-degree murder conviction. Roeder confessed to killing Tiller during a church service in May of last year, telling the story to reporters, law ...
Defendant Testifies He Killed Abortion Doctor
By not in system - AOL NewsWICHITA, Kan. (Jan. 29) -- Jurors must decide whether a man who openly confessed to killing a Kansas abortion provider committed murder now that defense attorneys have lost their bid for a lesser charge based on the man's belief that he was saving unborn children. Scott Roeder's lawyers failed to show that Dr. George Tiller posed an imminent threat and therefore will not be allowed to ask jurors to consider a voluntary manslaughter charge, District Judge Warren Wilbert ruled Thursday. Wilbert also noted abortion is legal in Kansas. Jeff Tuttle, Pool / APScott Roeder testified at his trial ...
Will Trial of George Tiller's Killer Increase Violence?
By Martha Burk - Politics DailyThe Kansas of the 1870s was one in which guns ruled as the likes of Jesse James and the Dalton Gang roamed the streets packing heat and using it when they felt like it. The good citizens of Wichita are no doubt glad those days are now just part of the lore of the Wild West. Or are they? Sedgwick County District Court Judge Warren Wilbert is the Kansas jurist presiding over the trial of Scott Roeder, who has admitted to shooting Dr. George Tiller, owner one of the few late-term abortion clinics in the country. Roeder has openly stated that his opposition to abortion is the reason he gunned ...
'Necessity Defense' Allowed in Abortion Doctor Murder Trial
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe man accused of killing a Kansas abortion provider during a church service will be allowed to testify he believed the death was justified to save the lives of the unborn, but a judge still has to decide whether the jury will be allowed to consider that argument. The trial of Scott Roeder, 51, began in Wichita Wednesday with Judge Warren Wilbert siding with defense lawyers who want to be able to mention Roeder's anti-abortion motives, ABC News reported. Prosecutors had hoped to block the use of the so-called "necessity defense."If Roeder can convince jurors that the death of Dr. George ...
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