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The time line is in reverse order scroll to the bottom to read Scott Roeders full testimony.
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Posted on Thu, Jan. 28, 2010
Roeder trial updates: Jury to decide whether Scott Roeder is guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated assault
BY RON SYLVESTER The Wichita Eagle
Jeff Tuttle/The Wichita Eagle
2 p.m.
After a midday recess, Scott Roeder returned to the stand, the jury returned to court, and public defender Mark Rudy's examination resumed.
Rudy asked Roeder about his knowledge of the charges against Tiller prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Barry Disney. Those were the charges a jury here acquitted Tiller of two months before his death.
Roeder said he learned about the charges through Operation Rescue's Web site. Roeder said he also learned about security measures Tiller took through Operation Rescue's Web site, where he also learned that Tiller drove an armored car and lived in a gated community.
He also said that he attended the trial "two or three times" last March.
"It seemed like that was the last attempt the state of Kansas had to see if anything illegal was going on" at Tiller's clinic, Roeder said.
"These babies were dying every day and no one was able to do anything," he said.
"I thought I had to do something," Roeder said.
Roeder said he began to think about killing Tiller. "I though about running my car into his, shooting him with a rifle."
But Roeder testified he feared hurting someone else, besides Tiller.
"I felt if he was to be stopped (his church) was the only place he could be stopped," Roeder said. "It was the only window of opportunity I saw to stop him."
Roeder said he took the .22 Taurus with him when he went to the church on May 24, the week before the shooting. But Tiller wasn't there that Sunday.
"I had no choice but to wait," Roeder said.
"Abortions were being done every day," he said. "My honest belief was that if I didn't do something they would continue to die."
Roeder said he went to the church and sat in the back row in the northeast corner.
He said he saw Tiller come in and look right and left then go back in the foyer before he went out and did what he thought he had to do to protect the children.
12:15 p.m.
Judge Warren Wilbert made Roeder keep his answers short, after numerous objections by District Attorney Nola Foulston.
Roeder described his opinions on abortion, testifying that he opposed it in all instances except considering the life of the mother.
"And I struggle with that," Roeder said.
Roeder said he didn't think rape and incest were proper reasons for abortion.
"That is punishing the sins of the father," Roeder said.
Some jurors watched as Roeder testified. Others glanced at Tiller's family. Some family members had tears streaming from their eyes; others stoically listened to the testimony.
But Wilbert would not let Roeder testify about his knowledge of abortion procedures.
At one point, Roeder described "tearing babies limb from limb."
"Objection," yelled Foulston.
Wilbert told the jury to disregard the answer and admonished Roeder for his comment. Wilbert also would not let Roeder say how many abortions Tiller performed, because the defendant could not cite the source of his information.
Roeder said he did not consider himself a member of any anti-abortion group.
"Did there come a point in time when you started thinking the law would step in and stop you, or stop Dr. Tiller?" public defender Mark Rudy asked.
"Yes," Roeder said.
Roeder began to talk about his support for Phill Kline as Kansas attorney general around 2003.
Wilbert once again began limiting what Roeder could say about Kline, based on his previous ruling that the defense was straying into areas the judge had said were off limits.
To hear further objections, Wilbert excused the jury for lunch.
Roeder's testimony is set to continue at 1:30 p.m. CST.
11:45 a.m.
"On May 31, 2009, did you go to the Reformation Lutheran Church and shoot and kill George Tiller?" Rudy asked Roeder on the stand.
"Yes," Roeder replies.
11:30 a.m.
Scott Roeder has taken the stand. He is being questioned by Mark Rudy.
Roeder was born in Denver and moved with his family to Topeka at age 2. He lived in Topeka or Kansas City for the rest of his life.
Rudy: "You've sat here and listened to the trial. Do you dispute any testimony presented by the state?" Rudy asked.
"I do not," Roeder said.
11 a.m.
The trial judge in the murder trial of Scott Roeder refused to allow the defense to call former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline as a witness.
<prior to this it was all court prosidings discussion about former Attorney General Phil Kline; should he be allowed to testify or not and this all took place prior to the jury being admitted to the court room!
Read more: http://www.kansas.com/934/story/1156713.html?storylink=omni_popular#ixzz0dxidf9zm
The time line is in reverse order scroll to the bottom to read Scott Roeders full testimony.
***********************************************
Posted on Thu, Jan. 28, 2010
Roeder trial updates: Jury to decide whether Scott Roeder is guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated assault
BY RON SYLVESTER The Wichita Eagle
Jeff Tuttle/The Wichita Eagle
2 p.m.
After a midday recess, Scott Roeder returned to the stand, the jury returned to court, and public defender Mark Rudy's examination resumed.
Rudy asked Roeder about his knowledge of the charges against Tiller prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Barry Disney. Those were the charges a jury here acquitted Tiller of two months before his death.
Roeder said he learned about the charges through Operation Rescue's Web site. Roeder said he also learned about security measures Tiller took through Operation Rescue's Web site, where he also learned that Tiller drove an armored car and lived in a gated community.
He also said that he attended the trial "two or three times" last March.
"It seemed like that was the last attempt the state of Kansas had to see if anything illegal was going on" at Tiller's clinic, Roeder said.
"These babies were dying every day and no one was able to do anything," he said.
"I thought I had to do something," Roeder said.
Roeder said he began to think about killing Tiller. "I though about running my car into his, shooting him with a rifle."
But Roeder testified he feared hurting someone else, besides Tiller.
"I felt if he was to be stopped (his church) was the only place he could be stopped," Roeder said. "It was the only window of opportunity I saw to stop him."
Roeder said he took the .22 Taurus with him when he went to the church on May 24, the week before the shooting. But Tiller wasn't there that Sunday.
"I had no choice but to wait," Roeder said.
"Abortions were being done every day," he said. "My honest belief was that if I didn't do something they would continue to die."
Roeder said he went to the church and sat in the back row in the northeast corner.
He said he saw Tiller come in and look right and left then go back in the foyer before he went out and did what he thought he had to do to protect the children.
12:15 p.m.
Judge Warren Wilbert made Roeder keep his answers short, after numerous objections by District Attorney Nola Foulston.
Roeder described his opinions on abortion, testifying that he opposed it in all instances except considering the life of the mother.
"And I struggle with that," Roeder said.
Roeder said he didn't think rape and incest were proper reasons for abortion.
"That is punishing the sins of the father," Roeder said.
Some jurors watched as Roeder testified. Others glanced at Tiller's family. Some family members had tears streaming from their eyes; others stoically listened to the testimony.
But Wilbert would not let Roeder testify about his knowledge of abortion procedures.
At one point, Roeder described "tearing babies limb from limb."
"Objection," yelled Foulston.
Wilbert told the jury to disregard the answer and admonished Roeder for his comment. Wilbert also would not let Roeder say how many abortions Tiller performed, because the defendant could not cite the source of his information.
Roeder said he did not consider himself a member of any anti-abortion group.
"Did there come a point in time when you started thinking the law would step in and stop you, or stop Dr. Tiller?" public defender Mark Rudy asked.
"Yes," Roeder said.
Roeder began to talk about his support for Phill Kline as Kansas attorney general around 2003.
Wilbert once again began limiting what Roeder could say about Kline, based on his previous ruling that the defense was straying into areas the judge had said were off limits.
To hear further objections, Wilbert excused the jury for lunch.
Roeder's testimony is set to continue at 1:30 p.m. CST.
11:45 a.m.
"On May 31, 2009, did you go to the Reformation Lutheran Church and shoot and kill George Tiller?" Rudy asked Roeder on the stand.
"Yes," Roeder replies.
11:30 a.m.
Scott Roeder has taken the stand. He is being questioned by Mark Rudy.
Roeder was born in Denver and moved with his family to Topeka at age 2. He lived in Topeka or Kansas City for the rest of his life.
Rudy: "You've sat here and listened to the trial. Do you dispute any testimony presented by the state?" Rudy asked.
"I do not," Roeder said.
11 a.m.
The trial judge in the murder trial of Scott Roeder refused to allow the defense to call former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline as a witness.
<prior to this it was all court prosidings discussion about former Attorney General Phil Kline; should he be allowed to testify or not and this all took place prior to the jury being admitted to the court room!
Read more: http://www.kansas.com/934/story/1156713.html?storylink=omni_popular#ixzz0dxidf9zm
