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« Supreme Court: Lynch may not have to pay fine | Today | Man convicted in murder-robbery gets 2 life sentences » June 15, 2006Update: Prosecution concludes case in Carpio trial / Photo
PROVIDENCE -- The prosecution today rested what the judge calls its "case in chief" in the murder trial of Esteban Carpio with testimony from the state medical examiner. The defense will now present evidence to support its position that Carpio was not responsible for killing Detective Sgt. James L. Allen. After the defense makes its case that Carpio is innocent by reason of insanity, the prosecution will have a chance to present additional evidence. In testimony today, Dr. Elizabeth Laposata, the former state medical examiner, said one likely scenario was that Allen was slightly bent forward when he was shot. Both bullets entered the body at a downward angle. She said one bullet struck his forehead and lodged in his spine. The second hit him in the sternum, went through his aorta, lung and lodged in his back. -- By staff writer Gregory Smith In earlier testimony, Robert A. Hathaway, a firearms examiner, demonstrated the gun that killed Allen as he was interviewing Carpio at police headquarters last year. Hathaway, who works for the state crime lab, also said that the three bullets and eight cartridge casings recovered from Allen's body and the conference room all came from the detective's revolver. Hathaway left the witness stand at one point in his testimony to demonstate how Allen's gun worked for the jury. He fired the empty gun several times in court. Later, at the request of Carpio's lawyer, Robert L. Sheketoff, Hathaway fired the gun three times rapidly, duplicating the way Carpio allegedly shot Allen. Earlier today, Providence Detective Patricia Cornell discussed blood splattered on the wall and the back of the door in the conference room. -- By Journal staff writer Gregory Smith Posted by Peter Phipps CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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