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Good side of CHP killer up to defense to bring forward at penalty phase


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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee

Jurors in El Dorado Superior Court are likely to face a tide of emotional testimony as the penalty phase of the David Zanon murder trial gets under way this week.

Prosecutors are expected to present descriptions of Zanon’s victim – California Highway Patrol Officer Scott Russell – evoking the tragedy of a good man’s life lost.

No one disputes that he was a good man, said David Brooks, Zanon’s public defender.

Brooks, by contrast, will address his client’s troubled upbringing and will try to produce evidence that Zanon had a good side, despite his acknowledged criminal history.

“It’s going to be quite the roller coaster ride,” Brooks said.

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  1. JoAnn says - Posted: August 24, 2010

    Lots of people have tough lives growing up and many have awful parents. It is still a CHOICE to avoid help and hurt people. He didn’t ask for help; he just murdered others. Send him back to his maker.

  2. Me Again says - Posted: August 24, 2010

    I agree 100% with you JoAnn I get so sick of people trying to point the finger when they do something wrong.