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He said the prosecution’s three main witnesses were felons and lied during the trial.

He criticized the local media, which called him armed and dangerous while he was loose following the murder. He said that depiction influenced the people who would later become jury members in his trial.

“I could have been armed and dangerous, but I didn’t want to hurt anyone,” he said. “I was scared and just wanted my mommy because she’d know what to do.”

Finally, Cloniger recited Bible verses and tried to convince the judge that he has changed his ways since the incident occurred in 2006. He told Parker that he needs help and begged the judge to send him to a mental institution.

After the prosecution and defense concluded their arguments, Parker began by acknowledging that Cloniger had a rough upbringing and that he suffered from alcoholism.

He said there may have been a time in a Wild West environment where society might have accepted Cloniger’s method of taking

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