State rests case in murder retrial of ex-Cincinnati officer
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The prosecution has rested after testimony from a deputy coroner in the Ohio murder retrial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer.
Dr. Karen Looman of the Hamilton County coroner's office said Wednesday that Sam DuBose died instantly from a bullet fired into his head at a downward angle. Defendant Ray Tensing looked down and away as graphic autopsy photos were shown.
Under defense questioning, she said the 43-year-old DuBose wasn't healthy. She was blocked by prosecution objections from giving details about DuBose's medical condition.
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The defense will begin Thursday, with Tensing expected to testify later.
Tensing, who's white, is on trial in the 2015 fatal traffic-stop shooting of DuBose, an unarmed black motorist. He claims he feared for his life.
His November trial ended in a hung jury.