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Derek Medina chooses not to testify in Facebook murder trial
MIAMI - A South Florida man who claims that he fatally shot his wife in self-defense and then posted a picture of her body on Facebook won't testify in his murder trial.
Derek Medina told Miami-Dade County Judge Yvonne Colodny that he didn't wish to testify Tuesday.
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Closing arguments began later in the afternoon after the defense rested its case.
Defense attorney Saam Zangeneh argued during the trial that Medina shot Alfonso in self-defense after she charged at him with a knife. Zangeneh pointed to Facebook messages between Alfonso and friend Kelly Harwood that he argued spoke to Alfonso's mental state at the time of the shooting.
Assistant state attorney Leah Klein reminded jurors that Medina "emptied the clip" when he shot Alfonso.
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http://www.local10.com/news/derek-medina-chooses-not-to-testify-in-murder-trial/36635936
MIAMI - A South Florida man who claims that he fatally shot his wife in self-defense and then posted a picture of her body on Facebook won't testify in his murder trial.
Derek Medina told Miami-Dade County Judge Yvonne Colodny that he didn't wish to testify Tuesday.
[...]
Closing arguments began later in the afternoon after the defense rested its case.
Defense attorney Saam Zangeneh argued during the trial that Medina shot Alfonso in self-defense after she charged at him with a knife. Zangeneh pointed to Facebook messages between Alfonso and friend Kelly Harwood that he argued spoke to Alfonso's mental state at the time of the shooting.
Assistant state attorney Leah Klein reminded jurors that Medina "emptied the clip" when he shot Alfonso.
[...]
http://www.local10.com/news/derek-medina-chooses-not-to-testify-in-murder-trial/36635936