The entire defense case took about an hour to present. Rosen told the jury in his opening statement Thursday the prosecution's case was built on 'mistaken identity.' He called only five witnesses, none of whom contradicted prosecution testimony putting Welch near the crime scene. The arguments were expected to take about three hours, after which the case was to go to the jury. Carl Moultrie set closing arguments for 9 a.m. 'There's a lot of evidence against us,' Rosen said, but would not predict what the verdict would be. He said Welch 'would have been his own best witness' but did not testify because prosecutors would have brought up his past criminal convictions and his escape from a New York prison in 1974. ![]() ![]() ![]() Halberstam was shot when he surprised an intruder in his home at 8:30 p.m.Īfterward, Rosen said 'I think we've punched a few holes in the government's case.'
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