[Jeff Head]

If that is the case, that is too bad. Such testimony, IMHO, should have been disallowed or thrown out. It is very prejudicial and not germaine at all to the case.

[ContemptofCourt]

Among the nine witnesses prosecutors called to the stand was the first officer at the shooting scene, Sgt. John Kozlowski of the Virginia Beach Police Department.

The sergeant said that when he asked Gasper what had occurred, he replied, "We were out drinking. We came back here. He started acting f---ed up, so I shot him."

Kozlowski said that when Gasper learned later in the day that Jondahl was in surgery, he said, "He'll live. I only shot him once in the gut."

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1. If I'm the defense, I'm arguing that my guy is a trained killer, and if he really wanted to kill him, he could have. I'm sure he could have place a shot anywhere he chose.

2. I guess those 9mm's really can stop "a raging bull".

[sammycook]

Couldn't this be used as motive? I mean, if he has that much disdain for women, he could have been looking for something he thought he might be able to get from another drunk squid, which set the guy off in the first place. I cold also be stretching things.