Abortion Doctor’s Killer Found Guilty

Nebraska Red · January 30, 2010

Posted on Jan 29, 2010

After just 37 minutes of deliberation, a Kansas jury found Scott Roeder, the man who admitted killing abortion doctor George Tiller, guilty of first-degree murder, rejecting his defense that the killing was justified to stop the death of the unborn. —JCL

It took jurors 37 minutes on Friday to convict Scott Roeder, an abortion opponent, of first-degree murder in the death of George R. Tiller, one of the few doctors in the country to perform late-term abortions.

When the verdict was read inside the Sedgwick County Courthouse here, Mr. Roeder, 51, had no visible reaction. He stared straight ahead, blinking his eyes. He faces a life sentence in prison.

Abortion rights supporters lauded the ruling, saying it sends a strong, unambiguous message to others who believe that violence against abortion doctors is justified that such acts will be punished. Some abortion opponents, meanwhile, said that Mr. Roeder — who admitted to the killing in open court but said that was the only way he could stop the deaths of babies — had not received a fair trial, and that the outcome might only encourage more violence.

http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/tiller_killer_found_guilty_20100129/?ln

This guy tried to use a "necessity" defense to get the charges reduced to voluntary manslaughter, but the judge said no. He did himself no favors when he gave his statement in court. Most people are surprised this only took 37 minutes to be decided by the jury. I am pretty sure those 12 people really just wanted to get this over with quickly.

JonShar · January 30, 2010

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