"It only takes two minutes, he doesn't get scratched, he doesn't get hurt, they don’t yell, they’re quiet, they can't get away even if they wanted to, he’s too strong..." said prosecutor Andreas Gardiner, recalling the jailhouse interview Wilson gave detectives.
The prosecution says Wilson would have killed his ex-girlfriend too if given the chance, but there were too many people around. Instead, he simply beat her until blood splattered all over her face.
The defense is arguing about the premeditation element. "We are not claiming that he didn't do it," Lee Hollander said. "I suspect the drugs."
Rather than say that the murder was premeditated, Hollander is submitting to the jury for 2nd-degree murder. If the jury elected to follow that charge, the death penalty would be off the table.
Prosecutor Sara Miller said three days later Wilson was still bragging about the murders to law enforcement. She claims Wilson's biggest concern was getting a burger and fries, while Diane Ruiz lay in the field, bugs eating her face, making her unrecognizable.
"I’m not arguing insanity, I’m arguing the state is claiming premeditation, I’m arguing he’s whacked out of his mind for any of this," said Hollander.
Prosecutor Miller says lesser crimes do not need to be considered because the state has proved premeditation.
"Defendant is guilty as charged, we ask you convict him of all crimes the state alleged," said Miller.
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