BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) – The Latest on the trial of a Georgia man charged with murder for his toddler son’s death in a hot SUV (all times local):
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A defense attorney says a Georgia man is responsible for the death of his toddler son in a hot SUV, but the father did not commit a crime.
Justin Ross Harris cried in the courtroom Tuesday as his lawyer delivered an opening statement jurors at his murder trial. His 22-month-old son, Cooper, died in June 2014 after being left for seven hours in Harris’ vehicle. Prosecutors say Harris, who moved to Georgia from Alabama in 2012, plotted to kill his son.
Defense attorney Maddox Kilgore said there’s “no doubt” the death is Harris’ fault, but it was an accident. He also said Harris was involved in “sexually immoral behavior,” but that’s no motive for Harris “to murder the person he loved more than anybody in the world.”