Jury Deliberates Fat Defense Trial

Florida New Jersey Jury deliberations resumed Friday in the murder trial of a Florida man who claims he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law.
by The Associated Press
Published: Fri, November 06, 2009 - 8:43 am CST
HACKENSACK, New Jersey - Jury deliberations resumed Friday in New
Jersey murder trial of a Florida man who claims he was too fat to
kill his former son-in-law.
Edward Ates says he didn't have the energy to accurately
shoot Paul Duncsak and make a quick getaway. He was 285
pounds when Duncsak was killed in 2006.
Deliberations began Thursday. The jury asked to review Ates'
testimony, wiretapped phone calls between Ates and his sister and
testimony from a neighbor who said he saw Ates' car at his mother's
house the night of the murder.
Prosecutors say the 62-year-old drove from Florida to New
Jersey, climbed a staircase, shot the 40-year-old and fled to
Louisiana.
The victim and Ates' daughter were divorced and involved in a
bitter custody dispute.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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