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Judge will rule Monday on defense request in Oklahoma City pharmacist's murder trial

 
BY NOLAN CLAY | Published: December 7, 2010   

An Oklahoma County judge said he will rule Monday on a defense request for him to step down from a pharmacist's murder trial.

photo - Defense attorney Irven Box talks with members of the media after a hearing in District Judge Ray C. Elliott's courtroom at the Oklahoma County Courthouse in Oklahoma City, December 7 , 2010. Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman
Defense attorney Irven Box talks with members of the media after a hearing in District Judge Ray C. Elliott's courtroom at the Oklahoma County Courthouse in Oklahoma City, December 7 , 2010. Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman

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District Judge Ray C. Elliott admitted Monday he used the word "wetbacks" to describe roofers who damaged his home. He said today he regrettably used the word after three to four weeks of problems. He said a general contractor told him the workers were illegal aliens. He denied making other negative statements about Hispanics that have been attributed to him.

The pharmacist, Jerome Jay Ersland, is white. He is accused of going too far when he fatally shot a robber last year at an Oklahoma City pharmacy.

His attorneys say the judge can't be fair to anyone.

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Related Topics: Murder and Homicide, Crime, Social Issues, Shootings, Robbery, Hispanic and Latino Issues, Immigration, Illegal Immigration and Deportation, Crime and Law, Government and Politics

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