TESTIFIED - The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/TESTIFIED News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) Detective: Victim claimed Utah shooting prompted by missing drugs http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56328457-78/vasquez-alex-simon-testified.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56328457-78/vasquez-alex-simon-testified.html.csp">Detective: Victim claimed Utah shooting prompted by missing drugs</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56328457#2013-05-18T19:22:59.843-06:00/MAI/sltrib56328457#2013-05-18T19:22:59.843-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">By Jessica Miller</span></span> <span class="source-org vcard"><span class="org fn"> The Salt Lake Tribune</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-18T19:22:59.843-06:00">Updated May 18, 2013 07:22PM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">Nine days after he was shot in the neck, Simon Vasquez decided to end his life. The shooting had left him a quadriplegic, and he relied on medical treatment to stabilize his blood pressure and oxygen levels, assistant medical examiner Julie Schrader testified in 3rd District Court Friday. “He was alive and conscious and was able to talk,” Schrader testified. “But medically, he was very unstable.” Before his medical treatment was withdrawn on Aug. 13, Vasquez asked to speak to the officer invest...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56328457@www.sltrib.com Sat, 18 May 2013 19:22:59 MDT O.J. Simpson testifies in bid for new trial in Las Vegas http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56316662-68/simpson-galanter-attorney-trial.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56316662-68/simpson-galanter-attorney-trial.html.csp">O.J. Simpson testifies in bid for new trial in Las Vegas</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/AP/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56316662#2013-05-15T14:30:55.699-06:00/MAI/sltrib56316662#2013-05-15T14:30:55.699-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">By LINDA DEUTSCH and KEN RITTER</span></span> <span class="source-org vcard"><span class="org fn"> The Associated Press</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-15T14:30:55.699-06:00">Updated May 15, 2013 02:30PM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">LAS VEGAS • Appearing confident but sometimes emotional, O.J. Simpson testified Wednesday he did not know guns were involved in a confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers that led to his conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping, and a sentence that could keep him behind bars for life. Simpson, in shackles that rattled when he shifted in his seat, took the stand in a hearing on his bid for a new trial on grounds he wasn’t properly represented by his trial attorney. The 65-year-old former ...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="#license-563166622013-05-15T14:30:55.699-06:00" id="#license-2013-05-15T14:30:55.699-06:00"> Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56316662@www.sltrib.com Wed, 15 May 2013 14:30:55 MDT