Manslaughter Defense Ruled Out in Abortion Slaying

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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/28/us/AP-US-Abortion-Shooting-Trial.html


The judge in the trial of a man accused of murdering an abortion doctor dealt the defense a major setback Thursday, ruling that the jury cannot consider a lesser charge of manslaughter.

The ruling came hours after Scott Roeder took the stand in his own defense and admitted killing Dr. George Tiller, saying he acted to save the lives of unborn children.

Roeder's attorneys had hoped to win a lesser conviction of voluntary manslaughter, which requires them to show their client had an unreasonable but honest belief that deadly force was justified. The charge carries a considerably lighter sentence than murder.


Judge bars lesser charges in abortion doc death
Manslaughter ruled out in Scott Roeder's Kansas murder trial
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35103652/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

[Taverner]

1. YES! Murder is murder

Set a precedent that murder=manslaughter then you give KSM a manslaughter conviction

After all, KSM and The DOCTOR MURDERER were both motivated by the same action

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Phew

Just heard this on local news. Good ruling.

[Sannum]

3. Manslaughter my ass...

Dr Tiller was MURDERED.

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. It was premeditated.

[underpants]

5. I heard this on NPR

what complete bullsh*t

He walked into a church and shot a man in the face.

He murdered him. He planned it out. He knew Tiller's schedule. He murdered a man.