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George Tiller Hearings To Resume This Week

By Ron Sylvester / The Wichita Eagle
Two former Kansas attorneys general and the woman one had an affair with are expected to take the witness stand this week, as court hearings resume in the prosecution of Wichita abortion provider George Tiller. Tiller's legal team is asking Sedgwick County Judge Clark Owens to dismiss 19 misdemeanor charges against the doctor, claiming "outrageous" government conduct by the Kansas Attorney General's Office in investigating the case during the past five years. The hearing began in November but will continue this week because of scheduling conflicts by former attorney general Phill Kline. Kline began investigating Tiller in 2003. Tiller's lawyers claim Kline was bent on prosecuting Tiller at any cost, and even lied to further his investigation.
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Courtroom drama resumes today in Kansas v. Tiller
A former Kansas attorney general who crusaded against abortion, his successor and the successor’s former lover are all scheduled to take the stand in a Wichita courtroom this week. Sound like a political soap opera? No, it’s just the latest hearing in the case of Kansas v. George Tiller, the Wichita abortion doctor. You can follow live updates from the courtroom, via Twitter, by refreshing the box to the left of this blog, or going here. Phill Kline, who as AG began investigating Tiller in 2003, began testifying in November but had to postpone his testimony because of conflicts in travel plans. He is set to retake the stand today.

Posted by Editor at January 6, 2009 08:13 AM