Ohio Anesthesiologist Convicted Of Murder Seeking New Trial [VIDEO]


Former anesthesiologist and convicted murderer Mark Wangler is back in an Ohio courtroom asking for a new trial. *
His attorney argued before the Third District Court of Appeals the reasons they should overturn the aggravated murder conviction for the death of Wangler’s first wife Kathy. The arguments focused on scientific evidence allowed, and not allowed, during the March 2011 trial. Attorney Christopher McDowell criticized the method scientists used to test chemicals on duct work in the home, calling it junk science. McDowell said Judge Richard Warren shouldn’t have allowed jurors to hear the testimony at all. He also objected to a defense witness not being allowed to refute the evidence. The chemical evidence was key since Wangler was convicted of killing his wife by using carbon monoxide, a deadly asphyxiate gas.
McDowell also says officers collected evidence beyond the scope allowed by a search warrant including a diary. However, … (Continued...)



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