Assassination of George Tiller questioned in public. The Kansas State Supreme Court overturned his order, although parts of the questions to individual jurors remained private. The court heard opening statements on January 22, 2010. The defense had asked the court to hear the testimony of the former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline and Barry Disney, a current member of that office. Both had previously tried to convict Tiller of providing illegal late-term abortions. The judge, upon previewing the testimony of Kline, disallowed his testimony pointing out such abortions are legal in Kansas and citing the possibility of prejudicing the jury. Scott Roeder took the
Kelvin Tiller Kelvin Tiller Kelvin Tiller (born June 26, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the light heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, Tiller has also formerly competed for Bellator, World Series of Fighting and Shark Fights. Born and raised in Kansas, Tiller was often involved in street fights while growing up and also briefly trained in boxing and karate. Tiller later attended Highland Park High School where he competed in track and was talented, winning a city championship for the 100-meter dash his senior year. On September 10, 2011, Tiller made his professional MMA debut against