Joshua Rocha的判刑听证以2022年警官Daniel Vasquez被谋杀后的精神健康状况和创伤为由结束。
Joshua Rocha’s sentencing hearing ends with arguments over his mental health and trauma in the 2022 murder of Officer Daniel Vasquez.
约书亚·罗查 (Joshua Rocha) 审判的量刑阶段以结案陈词结束,此前辩方提供了罗查患有自闭症谱系障碍、低智商、创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 和童年创伤性的证据,包括在一场导致两个兄弟姐妹和他的祖母死亡的房屋火灾中幸存下来。
The sentencing phase of Joshua Rocha’s trial concluded with closing arguments after the defense presented evidence of Rocha’s autism spectrum disorder, low IQ, PTSD, and a traumatic childhood, including surviving a house fire that killed two siblings and his grandmother.
证人,包括一名神经心理学家和家庭成员,就Rocha的心理健康和困难作证。
Witnesses, including a neuropsychologist and family members, testified about Rocha’s mental health and hardships.
检察官对智力残疾的指控提出争议,并辩称创伤不能作为2022年谋杀北堪萨斯市警官Daniel Vasquez的借口,Rocha被判定犯有杀人罪。
Prosecutors disputed claims of intellectual disability and argued the trauma does not excuse the 2022 murder of North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez, whom Rocha was convicted of killing.
结案陈词定于周二上午进行。
Closing arguments were set for Tuesday morning.