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WICHITA — Attorneys for a man convicted of murdering a prominent Kansas abortion provider have asked for a new trial or an order of acquittal for their client.
Attorneys for Scott Roeder signaled their intent in a motion, made public Monday, for a new trial. Among other reasons, they cite a decision by the judge at Roeder’s trial last month to not allow jurors to consider a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.
Roeder was convicted of first-degree murder in the May attack on Dr. George Tiller.
