The Defense rests

"I'm pumped"-Hugo Marcus Selenski when asked if he felt confident as he left the Luzerne County Courthouse on Thursday.


WILKES-BARRE-Two hours and 12 witnesses were all attorney Demetrius Fannick required to defend his client, Hugo Selenski, against two charges of first-degree murder......Fannick rested his case Thursday morning. He and Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Jim McMonagle will begin closing arguments Monday at 8 a.m. Luzerne County Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. will then give the jury instructions before sending them to deliberate Selenski's fate. If convicted on both counts of first-degree murder, jurors must then decide whether Selenski deserves the death penalty.

Hugo didn't testify in his own defense which is disappointing as I'm sure everyone who is following this story wanted to hear his version of events. But that is his right and Fannick must be confident he blew enough holes in the prosecutor's case. From what I've read he was successful in raising doubt about almost all of the prosecution witnesses and even some of the physical evidence. We will find out next week if the jury agrees.