Topic: Scott Roeder
AP Features | 2010-01-29 17:30:22
<div><p>Jurors swiftly convicted an abortion opponent of murder Friday for shooting to death one of the only doctors to offer late-term abortions in the U.S., a killing the gunman claimed was justified to save the lives of unborn children.</p><p>The jury deliberated for just 37 minutes before ...
AP News | 2010-01-29 17:30:01
Jeanne Tiller, center, cries in the courtroom in Wichita, Kansas on Friday Jan. 29, 2010 as Scott Roeder was found guilty of premeditated, first-degree murder in the May 31 shooting death of her husband Dr. George Tiller. Others are unidentified ...
AP News | 2010-01-29 16:29:25
Defendant Scott Roeder leaves the courtroom after the jury heard the closing arguments in his case on Friday Jan. 29, 2010 in Wichita, Kan. Roeder was convicted of murdering Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool ...
AP Features | 2010-01-29 00:54:42
<div><p>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.</p><p>The ruling came hours after Scott Roeder took the stand in his own defense and admitted ...
