Bruce A. Barket (R), Attorney for James Kopp, and defense partner John
V. Elmore (C), field questions from reporters following the sudden
change in the murder trial at State Supreme Court in Buffalo, New York,
March 11, 2003. Kopp, the accused anti-abortion extremist who admitted
shooting abortion provider Dr. Barnett Slepian in October of 1998,
wants to waive his right to a jury trial. REUTERS/Gary Wiepert

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