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News » Prosecution rests in Schmidt murder trial
Mar. 8, 2010
The defense began presenting its case in the Scott Schmidt murder trial.
Schmidt faces first-degree murder and attempted murder charges for killing his estranged wife, Kelly Wing Schmidt, and shooting her mother, Barb Wing, last April.
Wing testified for the prosecution Monday morning. She says when she arrived at Wing Schmidt's Grand Chute home, her daughter was in a bathroom and Schmidt was holding a gun and blocking the bathroom door.
Wing says when she yelled at Schmidt to leave, her daughter ran past Schmidt and out of the house. She says Schmidt chased her and shot Wing Schmidt in the driveway.
Wing says she then ran outside and saw her daughter on her hands and knees on the driveway, and Schmidt was standing over her with the gun.
She says she ran toward him yelling, "what have you done?," and he turned and shot her in the chest. Wing says he then turned back to Wing Schmidt and shot her daughter again.
The defense called one witness Monday afternoon and is expected to wrap up its case Wednesday.
Schmidt's attorney says his client went to his estranged wife's house to try to reconcile their marriage, and he didn't intent to kill anyone. He wants jurors to consider lesser charges.
The jury could get the case on Wednesday. |
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