Former fundie KS state AG to testify at Roeder's trial

[proud2BlibKansan]

Kline subpoenaed for Roeder trial
By JUDY L. THOMAS


Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline said Tuesday that he has been subpoenaed to testify at the trial of the man charged with killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller.

The subpoena was issued by the defense team of Scott Roeder, whose trial is scheduled to begin on Monday in Wichita. Roeder, 51, of Kansas City, is charged with first-degree murder in the May 31 shooting death of Tiller inside his church and two counts of aggravated assault for allegedly threatening two ushers.

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The subpoena comes amid speculation that Roeder will attempt to use a “defense of others” argument at his trail, saying he killed Tiller to protect the lives of unborn babies. Under Kansas law, deadly force is justified if it is used to prevent someone from the “imminent use of unlawful force.”

Roeder said in a phone interview from the Sedgwick County Jail on Monday that he could not discuss his defense strategy. But in an interview in July, Roeder said that according to Kansas statutes, a homicide could be justified if committed in the defense of self and others. He said his lawyer had told him that attempting such a defense could be a problem because “the party lethal force is used against has to be engaged in unlawful activity,” and abortion is legal.

But abortion opponents for years have accused Tiller of performing illegal late-term abortions. Kline, one of Tiller’s most vocal critics, launched an investigation of Tiller in 2003, filing 30 criminal charges against him in late 2006. Those charges, however, were dismissed on jurisdictional grounds by a Sedgwick County judge who said Kline needed District Attorney Nola Foulston’s permission to prosecute cases in that county. Foulston is the prosecutor in Roeder’s case.

more . . . http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1665388.html

[Solly Mack]

1. k/r

[Ikonoklast]

2. Kline is going to be hoist with his own petard.

Big fun shall ensue as he has to disavow under oath that he actually held any of those previously held opinions in a court of law.

Or look like a complete lunatic that supports extra-judicial execution as a legal defense for murder.

[gratuitous]

3. Will Phill dare touch a Bible?

He's gotta know that he'd be sucking around for a lightning bolt from the god he claims to worship. I'd love to help the prosecuting attorney formulate the questions for his cross-examination.

[nemo137]

4. Is hitting someone upside the head considered a question?

This is the same guy who went on witch hunts against Dr. Tiller, isn't it?