A prosecutor seeking the death penalty called defendant Ronell Wilson on Monday a "remorseless double murderer" who devastated the families of the two undercover detectives he shot execution style and would still pose a threat in prison if allowed to live. But a defense attorney argued that life without parole for Wilson would be "strong, harsh and cold punishment" for a man who had had a "horrific" childhood.
In a packed courtroom presided over by Eastern District Judge Nicholas Garaufis, Assistant U.S. Attorney James McGovern told the jury in his opening statement that Wilson dealt Detectives Rodney Andrews and James Nemorin "a fate they most certainly did not deserve . . . they deserved to live and now if justice is to be served, the defendant does not."
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