The defense in the trial of a Guam man accused of killing three Japanese tourists and wounding 11 other people in a rampage last year urged the jury Thursday to make their decision based on the evidence and not their emotions.
In his closing arguments, defense lawyer Eric Miller repeated that based on the evidence presented in the monthlong trial, particularly the assessment of two psychiatrists, defendant Chad Ryan De Soto was mentally ill and did not have the capacity to know right from wrong when he committed the crime on Feb. 12, 2013, at Guam's main tourist area of Tumon.
"I'm going to ask you to deliberate this case with courage and integrity. And I say integrity because I need you to follow your instructions, not your emotions," Miller told the 15 jurors present.