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We will soon find out if Joseph Duncan will be executed or spend the rest of his life behind bars.  It’s a decision so many people have been waiting for.  Today, both sides in the sentencing trial rested.  Duncan did not make any arguments or call any witnesses, which is no surprise given his track record during the hearing.  Duncan did however make an expression he very rarely makes during the trial: he smiled and raised his eyebrows.  He made this expression while his ex-girlfriend walked into the courtroom-it was almost as though he was excited to see her and was trying to get her look over at him- she didn’t. 

 Perhaps the most emotional part of the day was when Dylan’s grandma, aunt, dad, and third grade teacher took the stand.  The testimony gave jurors and myself a much better picture of who Dylan was before he died.  Dylan was not just Duncan’s vicitm, he was a boy who loved monster trucks, matchbox cars and Shasta.  Steve Groene told jurors Dylan was Shasta’s gaurdian angel.  Tim Marks, Dylan’s third grade teacher told jurors about Dylan’s stash of cheap cologne in his desk at school-just about everyone laughed for the first time since this began-it was refreshing.

Tomorrow morning jurors will be given their instructions and then they head into deliberations.  We don’t know how long it will take for the 12 member panel to decide.  It could take 2 hours or 2 days, we just don’t know.  Tim and I, along with the other media representatives will most likely be camped out in the media room until a decision is reached.

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