The jury took all of 37 minutes to convict Roeder of murder (not what the defense was angling for — voluntary manslaughter).
The defense tried to shoe-horn in testimony that Roeder killed George Tiller to prevent other deaths (meaning abortions), but the judge disallowed evidence regarding abortion, and the statute for voluntary manslaughter requires immediate threat. Tiller was in church.
It was Roeder’s own cold-blooded testimony about his planning and his actions that earned him the conviction.
NanuqFC
If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.~ Florynce R. Kennedy
The jury took all of 37 minutes to convict Roeder of murder (not what the defense was angling for — voluntary manslaughter).
The defense tried to shoe-horn in testimony that Roeder killed George Tiller to prevent other deaths (meaning abortions), but the judge disallowed evidence regarding abortion, and the statute for voluntary manslaughter requires immediate threat. Tiller was in church.
It was Roeder’s own cold-blooded testimony about his planning and his actions that earned him the conviction.
NanuqFC
If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.~ Florynce R. Kennedy