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Opening arguments begin in trial of man accused of killing deputy

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, March 3, 2008 - 12:23 p.m.

RACINE, Wis. (AP) - The defense for a man accused of killing a Kenosha County sheriff's deputy during a routine traffic stop says he was drunk and shouldn't be found guilty.

Defense attorney Frederick Cohn says in opening arguments Monday he won't dispute that Ezequiel Lopez-Quintero was driving the van that Deputy Frank Fabiano Jr. tried to stop last May.

But he says prosecution has to prove the 45-year-old Kenosha man intended to kill the deputy and that's not the case.

But prosecutor Robert Zapf tells jurors they'll have no choice but to find Lopez-Quintero guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the 48-year-old deputy's death.

He tells the Racine County District Court jury that the evidence will prove he meant to kill Fabiano.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

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mytake4u
Mar 4, 2008 at 9 a.m.
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was this a gun killing????............nope ALCOHOL!!!!!!!!!! how many dead by alcohol? how many dead by teen driving? time we look at what kills and enjures thousands more than guns. ALCOHOL AND TEEN DRIVING!!!! did anyone check his legal status? i'm sure all the heart bleeders for illegals, drinkers and teen drivers will comment and call me names. so put on those rose colored glasses and have at it!

pablo
Mar 3, 2008 at 5:35 p.m.
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Another example why Wisconsin needs the dealth penalty. This guy is an illegal alien also.

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