Lando 
Posted on 09/15/2005 10:13:06 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
The prosecution rested this morning in the trial of Chai Soua Vang in the deaths of six deer hunters in northern Wisconsin last November, and Vang reaffirmed his intention to testify in his defense this afternoon.
The 36-year-old truck driver from St. Paul had tears running down his cheeks as he spoke quietly to his family after court recessed for lunch. A family member said the discussion was a private matter and family members may make a statement after Vang's testimony today.
The state's final witness was a medical examiner who testified about details of the autopsies performed on three victims of the shootings.
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
should be interesting.
Lando
Having the defendant testify in a capital murder case? It should be very interesting.
Now that we have heard from both ME's, a few things that stand out in my mind:
1- Evidence tech testimony showed no firearms were found in the areas of the 6 fatalities.
2- Of the 6 fatalities, 4 were shot in the back. Most had multiple wounds. Most back wounds have the indications of being followup shots.
3- The only firearms found belonged to Vang and Terry Willers.
4- Terry Willers' rifle had 1 round fired, Hesebeck admitted to fireing that 1 shot at the end of the event.
5- All other rounds fired were from Vang's firearm. There is no evidence that Vang's firearm was ever out of his posession. Therefor, we can conclude that Vang fired all but 1 of the shots.
6-In the article at http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5614341.html during his interview with a Tribune reporter Vang said he shot the 8 hunters because he was "disrespected".
My conclusion: It is hard to claim self defense when you shoot unarmed folks in the back multiple times as they flee.
WHOA!!!!!!
Live webcast over here!!!!
http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_258131212.html
wish I could get there from here...any chance you could give a little play by play?
I came in the middle of this. Appears that one of the guys that gave Vang directions out of the area is on now. Vang is not on the stand, currently. Going over the lay of the land and maps and what did you have for lunch.
Vang just called to the stand.
Got lost following a doe that he shot at and missed 3 or 4 times.
His aim got better, later, evidently.
I'm not going to be able to stay with this...
Anybody? Feel free to jump in....
Oh for the love of God.....I can't take this anymore....why couldn't he have made a wrong move in front of that Conservation Officer.
somebody ask him how many shells he had with him
I tried the link. All I got was a used car commercial and then silence.
I'll try again afterwhile.
It's on now...!
I got the commercial and then silence again.
Am I hitting the wrong button?
1/2 hour recess until 3:45
It's on & off again.
Looks like they're setting up an outside press conference
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