Roeder Guilty of Murder
The jury in Wichita, Kansas, deliberated for just 37 minutes today before finding anti-abortion fanatic Scott Roeder guilty of first degree murder in the killing of Dr. George Tiller.
Roeder testified that he shot Tiller in the head May 31 in the foyer of Tiller’s church in Wichita because he believed the physician posed an “immediate danger” to unborn children. His attorneys were hoping to get a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter for Roeder, but the judge ruled that the jury could not consider such a verdict.
Prosecutors told the judge they will seek a minimum sentence of 50 years for Roeder during his sentencing. …
In his testimony, Roeder told jurors he had considered elaborate schemes to stop the doctor, including chopping off his hands, crashing a car into him or sneaking into his home to kill him. …
But in the end, Roeder told the jury, the easiest way was to walk into Tiller’s church, put a gun to the man’s forehead and pull the trigger.
Frank says: