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Teen accused of killing dad in Sheboygan set to get verdict

By: Associated Press//June 26, 2015//

Teen accused of killing dad in Sheboygan set to get verdict

By: Associated Press//June 26, 2015//

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SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A judge is set to hand down a verdict in the case of a 19-year-old accused of bludgeoning his father to death in a Sheboygan apartment.

Sheboygan Press Media reports the judge’s verdict is expected Friday morning. The defendant was 17 at the time of the incident, and was charged with first-degree intentional homicide in January 2014. He waived his right to a jury trial this month.

The defendant testified Thursday that he beat his father on the head with a mallet. He said his father was angry at him for smoking marijuana and slapped him, and moments later pushed him in the shoulder before the defendant grabbed the mallet off the counter.

A defense attorney has asked the judge to consider acquittal on the basis of self-defense, or a reduced charge.

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