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Judge Rejects New Trial in Kan. Abortion Shooting
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Thu Apr 1, 2010 The New York Times WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A zealot who gunned down one of the few U.S. doctors who provided late-term abortions appeared in court Thursday to be sentenced and was expected to speak again about his beliefs. Scott Roeder, 52, faces a mandatory life prison sentence for the murder of Dr. George Tiller last May. Sedgwick County District Judge Warren Wilbert dismissed a request from Roeder for a new trial and rejected a challenge by his attorneys to a state law that would allow Roeder to be sentenced to a ''Hard 50'' sentence, or life in prison with no eligibility for parole in 50 years. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/01/us/AP-US-Abortion-Shooting.html?_r=1 |
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