Judge To Hear Key Motions In Kan. Murder Trial

by Kathy Lohr, NPR

A Kansas court will hear several motions Tuesday regarding Scott Roeder, who is charged in the death of a Wichita, Kan., doctor who performed late-term abortions. Dr. George Tiller was shot to death in his church in May. Roeder's attorneys say they should have the right to present a "justifiable homicide" defense. That idea has been proposed before in high profile abortion cases but it has never been allowed.

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• Morning Edition, December 22, 2009