Criminal justice
‘There are two very drunk men.’ One had been shot dead. The other was on trial a second time for murder.
Would a new Oregon jury see things differently?
Today 7:00 AM
Luke Wirkkala , 40, is shown here days after a Deschutes County jury acquitted him of murder and manslaughter in the 2013 death of David Ryder in Bend. It s really the best possible outcome, he said. Anytime you go to trial, as I found out the first (time), is a roll of the dice and it s a scary thing, especially when there s a life sentence hanging over you. Beth Nakamura/Staff