kansas board of healing arts had filed indictments. i think it was clear that george tiller was very close to retirement. his abortion clinic was closing very soon. reporter: on march 27, 2009, the jury in the case of the state of kansas versus george tiller leaves the courtroom to deliberate. they quickly return with a verdict. we the jury unanimously find the defendant not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. and he was acquitted as somebody said in less time than it takes to eat a ham sandwich. the jury came right back and said, not guilty on all charges. it was a big load off of his shoulders. oh, yeah. i think for the anti-abortion people, it was a huge disappointment. we were so close to having tiller lose his license. i wanted to beat him. reporter: scott roeder is not a member of operation rescue, but he attends the trial nearly every day. here he s seen sitting beside operation rescue president troy newman. when the trial concludes, roeder is devas
so you stay steady ahead. reporter: on march 27, 2009, after a long battle against the state of kansas, dr. george tiller is found not guilty of all charges connected to his
the legislature was closing in and tightening the laws. the kansas board of healing arts had filed indictments. i think it was clear that george tiller was very close to retirement. his abortion clinic was closing very soon. on march 27, 2009, the jury in the case of the state of kansas versus george tiller leaves the courtroom to deliberate. they quickly return with a verdict. we, the jury, unanimously find the defendant not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. and he was acquitted, as somebody said, in less time than it takes to eat a ham sandwich. the jury came right back and said, not guilty on all charges. it was a big load off of his shoulders. oh, yeah. i think for the anti-abortion people, it was a huge disappointment. we were so close to having tiller lose his license. i wanted to beat him.
on march 27, 2009, after a long battle against the state of kansas, dr. george tiller is found not guilty of all charges connected to his medical practice. not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. although a jury acquits him in less than an hour, the victory is short lived. he s immediately notified of another impending investigation. this time by the top medical authority in the state, the kansas board of healing arts, on the exact same charges. why? because one of the operation rescue people lodged a complaint on the same charges. he didn t even have time to enjoy the fact that he had finally won. and then another blow. it was just never going to end. although this is a positive development for operation rescue, it is of little consolation to scott roeder, who is utterly distraught by dr. tiller s acquittal. for roeder, the court s ruling
very soon. reporter: on march 27, 2009, the jury in the case of the state of kansas versus george tiller leaves the courtroom to deliberate. they quickly return with a verdict. we the jury unanimously find the defendant not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. and he was acquitted as somebody said in less time than it takes to eat a ham sandwich. the jury came right back and said, not guilty on all charges. it was a big load off of his shoulders. oh, yeah. i think for the anti-abortion people, it was a huge disappointment. we were so close to having tiller lose his license. i wanted to beat him. reporter: scott roeder is not a member of operation rescue, but he attends the trial nearly every day. here he s seen sitting beside operation rescue president troy newman. when the trial concludes, roeder is devastated by the verdict. there s no question that tiller s acquittal of those 19 charges was a part of what pushed scott roeder towards the