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Robert Bowers’ defense attorneys tried Tuesday to discredit the government’s final expert witness on mental health by questioning him about his billing rates, a 20-year-old case where he was investigated for perjury, and presentations he’s made in the past. The defense cross-examined nationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Park Dietz for three
At this point, both sides have rested their case and the jury will be charged Wednesday morning followed by closing statements in this phase of the trial. If things go as they did in the guilt phase, the jury will have the case by lunchtime.
The government’s final witness in the eligibility phase of Robert Bowers’ trial testified Monday that the man who killed 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue had the capacity to plan and the intent to kill, making him a candidate for execution. Dr. Park Dietz, a nationally renowned psychiatrist, cited
The case against the man convicted of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue will resume Monday with jurors continuing to listen to testimony from mental health experts in the trial’s eligibility phase. Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin was found guilty of killing members of the Tree of Life-Or
Defense lawyers for the man convicted of murdering 11 Jewish worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue began detailing their argument that he should not be sentenced to death, calling witnesses to identify abnormalities in his brain. That point is a key part of the defense’s strategy to keep their client, Robert Bowers, off of death row.