Tiller Demands Special Treatment At Trial
Meanwhile, AG Morrison unhappy that McHugh interview will be heard by Committee
Wichita, KS — Attorneys for abortionist George R. Tiller are demanding special treatment for their client as he faces 19 criminal misdemeanor counts of violating the Kansas ban on post-viability abortions. Tiller wants a jury of 12 to hear his case, but Kansas state law only allows for a jury of six on misdemeanor cases.
“Anyone else facing similar charges in Kansas would get a jury of six. Tiller is trying to increase his chances of weaseling out of these charges by asking for a jury of twelve. It is just another example of how Tiller acts as if the laws don’t apply to him in the same way they do to everyone else. He has gotten so much special treatment that he now demands it,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.
In other developments, Attorney General Paul Morrison, an abortion supporter who reluctantly charged Tiller with the 19 counts in June, is saying he is opposed to the interim legislative committee hearing the 44-minute recorded interview with Dr. Paul McHugh that discusses his professional opinion that Tiller misused psychiatry to illegally justify late-term abortions for trivial reasons. The recording is scheduled to be played tomorrow as the 3-day hearings begin.
While McHugh is still technically listed as a witness in Morrison’s case against Tiller, he is not expected to testify because his statements reference violations of part of the late-term abortion law that Morrison did not include in his case against Tiller.
“Dr. McHugh’s full interview has been in the public domain for months now. Morrison’s objections to playing the interview make him look like he is trying to hide the truth from the public,” said Newman. “This does nothing but raise even more questions about his willingness to properly prosecute Tiller under the law.”
“Let the truth come out,” said Newman. “The people have a right to know the full extent of what is known about Tiller’s illegal activities. Covering up that information only works to destroy the public’s confidence in the system’s ability to administer justice.”
Click here to view the entire McHugh interview and read the full written transcript.
August 30th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
What an ass! But what should we expect if we allow people, especially M.D.’s (generally a privileged bunch to begin with) to get away with murder?!
Yes, let Kansas stick to 6 — or how many for mass murder? — and fry this sick caricature & sorry excuse for a human being, a Christian, and a doctor.
August 31st, 2007 at 2:51 am
This doesn’t surprise me in the least that Tiller wants special treatment. He’s been getting it all along, but I believe his days are finally numbered.
The continuing exposure this case gets is making him and his legal team nervous, as well it should. To date, this is the closest he has come to prosecution, and not a moment too soon.
It seems to me that if anything, he will be forced to shut down solely due to the legal fees he incurs while trying to avoid prosecution, and also the fact that he is aging.
The toll this expose of him and his “work” is taking on him is evidenced in his mug shot. I continue to wonder how long he thinks he can avoid paying for his crimes, and if he will eventually just get worn out trying to fight it. I also believe that he is going to slip up and have another Christin Gilbert situation on his hands due to the notoriety he has been getting. With all the public attention his case has gotten, he has to be squirming. When perpetrators of evil squirm, they eventually fold to the pressure of their exposure. The truth will prevail.
He has publicly stated that what he does is “worth going to hell for. ” What a trajic admission for him to make. He is sure to rue the day the ever uttered those words.
August 31st, 2007 at 9:00 am
Tiller a Christian? HA!
He, the so-called “church” he and his wife attend, and the congregation that supports his slaughter of innocents are testament to the depravity the human heart is capable of when currupted by Satan himself.
Tiller, his so-called “pastor” and fellow church-goers are pagans in the purest sense of the word. Quite literally, they have created God in their own image, a golden calf that demands blood offerings.