The defense and prosecution wrapped up their closing arguments Tuesday afternoon in the trial of Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt.
During closing arguments Tuesday, prosecutors told the jury ketamine killed McClain because of his weakened condition from his 15-minute struggle with two Aurora police officers.
Aspiration is when someone inhales some type of liquid into their lungs, which is in this case was vomit. Don Sisson, an attorney for Roedema, suggested in closings that it was McClain who escalated the situation in the first place and said he continued to do so while on the ground. Harvey Steinberg, an attorney for Rosenblatt, suggested that his client was a"scapegoat" and said he should not be held responsible for the action or lack of actions by the paramedics.
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