Boelter Murder Case: Defense Seeks More Time

High-profile murder case: Defense requests more time to review extensive evidence, including over 130,000 pages of documents, 800 hours of audio and video recordings, and 2,000 photographs. Federal prosecutors have turned over nearly all evidence, with lab reports still pending. Defendant Vance Boelter, charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, faces attempted murder charges for shooting two state senators. The defense team, led by federal defender Manny Atwal, has spent over 110 hours downloading and reviewing the material, slowed by a recent federal government shutdown. Federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs did not provide a timeline for the Department of Justices decision on seeking the death penalty against Boelter, which will ultimately rest with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Minnesota abolished capital punishment in 1911, and has never had a federal death penalty case, but the current administration is pushing for greater use of capital punishment. Boelter, who was 58 at the time of the incident, was captured near his home the day after the shootings and faces both federal and state charges. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.