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...ba href=/bipolar disorder/a/b, believed he was acting in self-defense when he shot Konkle and that his client was insane at the moment he fired the shotgun.

Deputy Prosecutors Patricia Pikel and Elizabeth Toole are arguing that Smith retrieved the shotgun from his truck parked on the street with the intention of killing Konkle.

During the first day, jurors heard testimony from two women who lived with Smith at the time of the shooting.

One witnessed the shooting, and the other dialed 911 after hearing the shots.

Another witness, Anthawn L.

King, also testified Wednesday.

King had been with friends and was walking home when he heard the gunshots.

He approached the scene immediately after the shooting and testified that Smith was in the middle of the street “acting crazy.” King also testified that Smith repeatedly said, “I got him.

I finally got the (expletive).” Fumarolo questioned King about his criminal history, which includes a misdemeanor conviction for false informing.

King also admitted lying to police about his identity when they interviewed him after the shooting because there was a warrant for his arrest.

Smith was charged in Konkle’s death immediately afterward, but he was eventually committed to Logansport State Hospital because doctors determined he was not competent to stand trial.

This year, a doctor from the hospital alerted court officials that Smith’s status had changed and he had since become competent to stand trial.

Two doctors who ev...

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