Pittsburgh gunman’s lawyer in opening death penalty phase outlines mental health defense
The defense wants jurors to know about the events and disabilities they say shaped the defendant’s life before he killed 11 Jews at prayer on Oct. 27, 2018
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh trial enters new phase: Should the synagogue shooter get the death penalty?
The government will present its evidence for why prosecutors think the shooter should die in the federal execution chamber in Indiana. The defense will present its case for life in prison
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Fast Forward Jury finds Pittsburgh synagogue shooter guilty on all counts
The sentencing phase of the trial will begin next week
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Fast Forward As jury launches deliberations in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre, defense concedes shooter’s hatred of Jews
Bowers did not intend to keep Jews from worshipping, she said, but he did appear to hate Jews
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Fast Forward Defense lawyers in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial will not call witnesses or present evidence
The defense is focusing on the next stage of the trial: keeping their client from being sentenced to death
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News She represents the ‘worst of the worst.’ Now Judy Clarke is leading the defense in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial
Clarke has previously defended the Unabomber, Boston Marathon bomber and a white supremacist who shot people outside a Los Angeles JCC
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Fast Forward In Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial, Jewish rituals feature as prominently as the carnage of the day
The trial is shaping up as a seminar on American Jewish tradition, with witnesses offering an impromptu glossary of Jewish terms and ideas
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