An attorney for one of two brothers charged in a neighborhood watch
beating case in Baltimore that drew comparisons with the Trayvon Martin
shooting told a judge Wednesday he'll show the Maryland case is about
self-defense, not vigilantism.
Brothers Eliyahu and Avi Werdesheim, who are Jewish and white, are
accused in the beating of a black teen while patrolling for an Orthodox
Jewish neighborhood watch group on Nov. 19, 2010. Their bench trial
opened Wednesday on charges of second-degree assault, false imprisonment
and carrying a deadly weapon.
The Werdesheim brothers opted Tuesday for a bench trial after their
lawyer said publicity surrounding the Martin case would have made it
impossible to find an impartial jury. Their attorney said he believed a
judge could conduct a fair trial.
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