The accused is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault.
He intends to plead guilty to manslaughter, arguing he lacked the requisite mens rea for murder due to severe alcohol intoxication.
In these pre-trial motions, the court ruled on the admissibility of evidence.
The court admitted the accused's post-arrest exculpatory statements by agreement.
The court allowed some evidence of the accused's uncharged disreputable conduct (an assault and disarming a neighbour) to show his mental state, but excluded highly prejudicial details like theft and name-calling.
Finally, the court ruled that statements made by the accused while pinned down by civilians making a citizen's arrest were admissible, finding the civilians were not 'persons in authority' and the statements were voluntary.
