NJ jurors convict Fla. man in 'fat defense' trial
A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the Crime and make a quick getaway. Edward Ates looked down and shook his head in court as he was found guilty of murder and weapons counts for killing Paul Duncsak , who was shot six times at his home in Ramsey, about 25 miles northwest of New York . Ates' "too fat to kill" defense provided an angle to the trial that...

NJ jurors convict Fla. man in 'fat defense' trial - Yahoo! News
HACKENSACK, N.J. – A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the Crime and make a quick getaway. Edward Ates looked down and shook his head in court as he was found guilty of murder and weapons counts for killing Paul Duncsak, who was shot six times at his home in Ramsey, about 25 miles northwest of New York . Ates' "too fat to kill" defense provided an...

'Too fat to kill' Fla. man convicted of murder
Edward Ates weighed 285 pounds when he was accused of murdering his former son-in-law in New Jersey in 2006. He argued that he was innocent: He was too fat to kill and make a getaway to Louisiana. Today, the scales of justice tipped against Ates. A New Jersey jury rejected his defense and convicted the 62-year-old Florida resident of murdering Paul Duncsak, 40, of Ramsey, N.J. Ates, 62, and 5-foot-8, testified he had no motive for killing Duncsak and did not have the energy to accurately shoot...

Man Convicted In 'Fat Defense' Trial: PHOTO
HACKENSACK, N.J. - A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill and has convicted him of murdering his former son-in-law. Edward Ates said he didn't have the energy to accurately shoot his former son-in-law and escape to Louisiana. The 62-year-old was 285 pounds when Paul Duncsak was killed in 2006. Prosecutors said Ates drove from Florida to Duncsak's home in Ramsey, New Jersey, climbed a staircase and shot the 40-year-old. The victim and Ates' daughter...

Jury deliberations resume in 'fat defense' trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- Jury deliberations resumed Friday in the New Jersey murder trial of a Florida man who claims he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law. Edward Ates says he didn't have the energy to accurately shoot Paul Duncsak and make a quick getaway. He was 285 pounds when Duncsak was killed in 2006. Deliberations began Thursday. The jury asked to review Ates' testimony, wiretapped phone calls between Ates and his sister, and testimony from a neighbor who said he saw Ates' car at...

NJ jurors convict Fla. man in 'fat defense' trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the Crime and make a quick getaway . Edward Ates looked down and shook his head in court as he was found guilty of murder and weapons counts for killing Paul Duncsak, who was shot six times at his home in Ramsey, about 25 miles northwest of New York.

NJ jurors convict Fla. man in 'fat defense' trial
A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law and has convicted him of murder. The jury of eight women and four men issued its verdict against Edward Ates (AYTZ') on Friday, its second day of deliberations after a trial that lasted more than a month. Ates said he didn't have the energy to accurately shoot his former son-in-law and make a quick getaway to Louisiana . The 62-year-old was 285 pounds when Paul Duncsak (DUNS'-kak) was killed...

New Jersey jurors convict man in 'fat defense' trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A jury convicted a Florida man today of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the Crime and make a quick getaway. Edward Ates looked down and shook his head in court as he was found guilty of murder and weapons counts for killing Paul Duncsak, who was shot six times at his home in Ramsey, about 25 miles northwest of New York. Ates' "too fat to kill" defense provided an angle...

Jury deliberations continue in 'fat defense' trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- Jury deliberations continued Friday in the New Jersey murder trial of a Florida man who claims he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law. Edward Ates says he didn't have the energy to accurately shoot Paul Duncsak and make a quick getaway. He was 285 pounds when Duncsak was killed in 2006. Deliberations began on Thursday. On Friday, jurors watched videotaped testimony by Ates' sister in which she admitted she lied about when Ates arrived at their mother's Louisiana...

NJ jurors convict Fla. man who claimed he was too fat to kill former son-in-law
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the Crime and make a quick getaway. Edward Ates looked down and shook his head in court as he was found guilty of murder and weapons counts for killing Paul Duncsak, who was shot six times at his home in Ramsey, about 25 miles northwest of New York. Ates' "too fat to kill" defense provided an angle...

'Too fat to kill' guy found guilty
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man’s claims that he was too fat to kill and has convicted him of murdering his former son-in-law.

Man Convicted in 'Fat Defense' Trial: PHOTO
HACKENSACK, N.J. - A jury rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs and killed his former son-in-law, convicting him Friday of murder. Edward Ates looked down and shook his head in court as he was found guilty of murder and weapons counts for killing Paul Duncsak, a 40-year-old pharmaceutical executive who was shot six times in August 2006. The panel of eight women and four men issued its verdict on its second day of deliberations after a...

Man Convicted in 'Fat Defense' Trial: PHOTO
HACKENSACK, N.J. - A jury rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs and killed his former son-in-law, convicting him Friday of murder. Edward Ates looked down and shook his head in court as he was found guilty of murder and weapons counts for killing Paul Duncsak, a 40-year-old pharmaceutical executive who was shot six times in August 2006. The panel of eight women and four men issued its verdict on its second day of deliberations after a...

Too fat to kill? Fla. man uses weight as a defense
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he was too fat. When Edward Ates takes the stand in his defense Wednesday, he's expected to tell jurors he wouldn't have had the energy needed to climb and descend the staircase where prosecutors say the killer was perched when he shot Paul Duncsak, a 40-year-old pharmaceutical executive, in 2006. An attorney for Ates claims that in 2006, the 62-year-old...

Too fat to kill? Fla. man uses weight as a defense
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he was too fat. When Edward Ates takes the stand in his defense Wednesday, he's expected to tell jurors he wouldn't have had the energy needed to climb and descend the staircase where prosecutors say the killer was perched when he shot Paul Duncsak, a 40-year-old pharmaceutical executive, in 2006. An attorney for Ates claims that in 2006, the 62-year-old...

Suspect's defense: Too fat to kill
Hackensack, N.J. » A man accused of running up and down a flight of stairs to kill a former son-in-law is offering a novel defense: At 5 feet 8 and 285 pounds, he was just too fat to have pulled it off. An attorney for Edward Ates is making the case that his client wouldn't have had the energy needed to fatally shoot Paul Duncsak, a 40-year-old pharmaceutical executive, from a perch on the staircase. Lawyer Walter Lesnevich claims that Ates, 62 at the time of the 2006 killing, was in such...

Man's murder defense: Too fat
HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A man accused of running up and down a flight of stairs to kill a former son-in-law is offering a novel defense: At 5 feet 8 and 285 pounds, he was just too fat to pull it off. An attorney for Edward Ates is making the case that his client wouldn't have had the energy needed to fatally shoot Paul Duncsak, a 40-year-old pharmaceutical executive, from a perch on the staircase. Lawyer Walter Lesnevich claims that Ates, 62 at the time of the 2006 killing, was in such bad...

Edward Ates, Too Fat to Kill Paul Duncsak? (Photo)
Edward Ates is on trial for murdering his son-in-law. His attorneys are claiming he couldn’t have committed the murder because he is too fat to have killed Paul Duncsak. Is this a valid defense for murder? Can you be in such bad physical shape that you can’t commit a crime?

Jurors begin deliberating in NJ murder case where Fla. man uses 'fat defense'
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Jury deliberations got under way Thursday in New Jersey in the trial of a Florida man who claims he was too fat to have killed his former son-in-law. Edward Ates (AYTZ') says he didn't have the energy to accurately shoot Paul Duncsak (DUNS'-kak) and make a quick getaway. The 62-year-old was 285 pounds when Duncsak was killed in 2006. The victim and Ates' daughter were involved in a bitter custody dispute after their Divorce. Ates testified that he had no reason to want...

Closing arguments begin in NJ murder case where Fla. man uses 'fat defense'
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The lawyer for a Florida man who claims he's too fat to have killed his former son-in-law told jurors on Wednesday all they have to do is is look at his client to see that he's obese, old, and in no condition to commit such a murder. Prosecutors agreed that Edward Ates is far from fit, but said he's still capable of methodically planning and executing the killing of Paul Duncsak. "He's not running a marathon. I'll agree he probably can't do that," Assistant Bergen...

Not too fat to fire a gun, doc testifies
HACKENSACK, N.J., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A Florida man who claims he was too fat to have killed his former son-in-law was not too fat to have fired a gun, a doctor testified Thursday. Michael Farber , an internal medicine specialist at the Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, said under cross-examination that 64-year-old defendant Edward Ates of Fort Pierce, Fla., who was more than 300 pounds when Paul Duncsak was shot in 2006, could have pulled a gun's trigger. "Basically he is obese,...

Jurors start deliberating 'fat defense' case
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- Jury deliberations got under way Thursday in New Jersey in the trial of a Florida man who claims he was too fat to have killed his former son-in-law. Edward Ates says he didn't have the energy to accurately shoot Paul Duncsak and make a quick getaway. The 62-year-old was 285 pounds when Duncsak was killed in 2006. The victim and Ates' daughter were involved in a bitter custody dispute after their Divorce. Ates testified that he had no reason to want Duncsak dead....

Closing arguments wrap up in NJ murder case featuring 'fat defense' by Fla. suspect
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The lawyer for a Florida man who claims he's too fat to have killed his former son-in-law told jurors Wednesday that all they have to do is look at his client to see that he's obese, old and in no condition to have committed such a murder. Prosecutors agreed that Edward Ates is far from fit but said he's still capable of methodically planning and carrying out the killing of Paul Duncsak. "He's not running a marathon. I'll agree he probably can't do that," Assistant...

Jurors start deliberating NJ 'fat defense' case
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Closing arguments end in NJ 'fat defense' case
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- Jurors in New Jersey could get the case of the Florida man who claims he was too fat to kill by late Thursday. Lawyers finished closing statements Wednesday. Edward Ates' lawyer told jurors all they have to do is look at his client to see he's obese, old, and in no condition to have killed his former son-in-law. Prosecutors agreed Ates can't run a marathon. But they said he was still capable of methodically planning and executing the killing of Paul Duncsak in 2006. The...