Witness testimony begins in Patrick Powell's murder trial - Milford, MA - The Milford Daily News
The ending 18-member jury, which is comprised of seven woman and 11 men, was chosen this forenoon in Worcester Superior Court. Twelve jurors were selected from a pool of expanded than 100 individuals yesterday. The bevy of eight men and four women may serve on the jury, with six serving as alternates.
Opening statements took abode before lunch and witness proof testament forge ahead when court reconvenes at 2 p.m. Powell, 19, is charged with the homicide of Columbo, 21, who died on Jan. 6, 2006, after duration stabbed in a street argument on Carroll Street in Milford. Four others obtain been charged in connexion with Columbo's death.
In court this morning, Powell's advocate John Swomley said that in appendix to acting in self-defense, Powell suffered from post-traumatic stress chaos when he stabbed Columbo. The post-traumatic stress was caused when he was gunfire in Boston, Swomley said.
For amassed details approximately what happened in court today, study tomorrow's Milford Diurnal News. Copyright 2009 The Milford Daily News.
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