Testimony begins on day 3 of Christensen trial
(Local News ~ 06/23/16)
An Emmet County Jury will have to decide which version of Lee Christensen to believe. Defense attorney Leon Spies of Iowa City wants the jury to see a heartbroken, but successful, teenager who struggled to meet his own expectations. That version of Christensen lashed out at a rival suitor in a moment of passion, but lacked the planning and forethought needed to warrant a first-degree murder charge...