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Outbursts & Objections Fill Scher Murder Re-Trial

Outbursts & Objections Fill Scher Murder Re-Trial - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 7:21PM EST

Reported by: Eric Deabill
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 @07:21pm EST
MONTROSE, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY - On the seventh day of the murder re-trial of Doctor Stephen Scher, prosecutors called their final witnesses Tuesday morning.

As prosecutors called their final witnesses, it was a day of high emotion, with objections and outbursts coming several times. At one point, the judge even objected to constant questions being asked by defense attorney Joshua Lock.

In all, jurors heard testimony from three final witnesses and then rested their case. Two of the witnesses were experts.

Doctor Vincent DiMaio was the first well-known expert witness to take the stand. He testified that the death of Martin Dillon in 1976 was a homicide and after reviewing all of the evidence from the murder scene, the Gunsmoke hunting area, was able to determine Dillon's death was not an accident.

As he left court, DiMaio didn't want to expand on his testimony to the media, but told WBRE News that Dillon's death did not appear to be an accident.

The second expert witness to testify was Doctor Isadore Mihalikis, another well-known pathologist, who testified that Dillon's injuries were not self-inflicted or an accident. He shot down both theories that the defense has used for the last 32 years, ranging from Dillon tripping on a stump to a struggle over the gun.

When asked if the shooting could have been an accident, Mihalikis told WBRE News, "No. I don't believe it was an accident."

Just before 2:30 PM on Tuesday, prosecutors rested their case and the defense took over.
 


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