Prosecuting attorney Stephanie Cox said polson changed the lives of three people he didnt know in a matter of 15 minutes. She told the jury polson needs to be held accountable for his actions and be found guilty on all charges. Polson is using an intoxication defense and when he took the stand in his own defense told the jury he didnt remember anything from the shooting after claiming to take a bad hit of meth. His Attorney Phil reser said polson cant be held responsible for what he did because he wasnt in the right state of mind at the time of the crimes. Sotphil reserpolsons attorney 3652he was not thinking and thats because the mental disability caused by his intoxication that put him in a spot where he was incapable of forming specific intent 3704 the jury was handed the case after closing arguments but only deliberated for 15 minutes before the courthouse closed for the night. They will report back to the courthouse monday morning to continue a Drake University law professor think
After four days of testimony the arguments in the trial of a man who went on a shooting spree last year. The prosecutor was up first. She told jurors that polson knew what he was doing when he showed up in that neighborhood with a loaded gun. 56 51no one shoots someone with kill them particularly in this case where everytime pete polson shot multiple times. 57 05 polson is charged with three counts of attempted murder among other charges. He allegedly shot at three people, injuring two and narrowly missing a third. Polson is using a intoxication defense. On the stand yesterday, he told the jury he doesnt remember what happened. Polsons attorney is currently giving we also checked into that intoxication defense polson is using. Legal experts say it is extremely rare and difficult to prove. And its a defense jurors do not like to hear. According to drake law professor, bob rigg. Because its difficult for them to understand. He says when the jurors hear the word intoxication, they try to
Afternoon. Hundreds of iowa sex offenders will soon be finding a new home the newton correctional facility houses inmates of all kinds. But a major transition will send general population inmates out. And sex offenders in. The sex offender treatment program. Will move from Mount Pleasant to newton in the near future. Its all to protect the safety of the sex offenders. The Department Says newtons facility does that. With its individual cells. But its a move thats leaving some people in the Community Feeling uneasy. 13 41 0618 theyre going to be released out to the public wherever they go , and youre probably going to get a hand full of them here but if they follow the law, theyve got to register , that should give us some peace of mind with that but you know how that goes. despite gary yoders concern. Anything to worry about. It is a historic day for the des moines fire department. Today three firefighters were promoted to district fire chief officers. Two of them being the first Africa
This was these people do for a living, for their career, livelihood. Its good for iowa. But the protesters say those benefits are outweighed by the potential fallbacks to the environment and their land values. Nathan malachowski, cci organizer its all based on faulty economic studies and sort of industry funded research. So, we shouldnt trust any of that. With less than a month to go until the hearings begin natural sound no bakken , the group hand delivered 1,000 signed letters natural sound of letter dropping in bin against the pipeline. Dan gannon, ankeny farmer we need to keep working on this. We need to get this, we need to halt this, we need to delay it. Thereve been a lot of questions that have not been asked. And the complaints are part of the process, it will be a long one, with 61 people scheduled to testify so far in boone county. That number could grow even more in the coming weeks. Cecil wright, assistant general counsel for utility board there are a lot more of those and
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