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Trial of Killer of Abortion Provider George Tiller Set to Begin

HeadlineJan 12, 2010

Jury selection in the trial of Scott Roeder has been postponed until tomorrow. Roeder was charged with first-degree murder after he shot dead abortion provider George Tiller last May at a church service in Wichita, Kansas. Roeder has admitted he killed Dr. Tiller, but he has insisted the shooting was justified because it prevented Tiller from performing further abortions. Jury selection was delayed two days after a dispute arose over whether Roeder’s defense could argue in court that their client’s actions warrant the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.

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