Closing arguments set in trial of University of Arizona grad student accused of killing a professor
- Mark Hotchkiss asserts that Dervish shot the victim 11 times, indicating premeditation since he bought a gun a month before the 2022 shooting.
- Defense attorney Leo Masursky claims Dervish was in a psychotic episode during the murder, arguing for a verdict of "guilty except insane to second-degree murder."
- Murad Dervish, 48, faces multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder, for the death of professor Thomas Meixner.
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Closing arguments set in trial of University of Arizona grad student accused of killing a professor
Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago. Murad Dervish faces
Closing arguments set in trial of University of Arizona grad student accused of killing a professor
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago.
Closing arguments set in trial of University of Arizona grad student accused of killing a professor
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago. Murad Dervish faces seven felony charges including first-degree murder in the death of Thomas Meixner. The professor was shot nine times near his office. Defense attorneys told jurors that Dervish is “guilty except insane to second-degree murder” and the killing wa…
Closing arguments set in trial of University of Arizona grad student accused of killing a professor
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago. Murad Dervish faces seven felony charges including first-degree murder in the death of Thomas Meixner. The professor was shot nine times near his office. Defense attorneys told jurors that Dervish is “guilty except insane to second-degree murder” and the killing wa…
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