Laron Carlton Graham waits for closing arguments to begin in Juneau Superior Court on Monday. Watch the video below. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Laron Carlton Graham waits for closing arguments to begin in Juneau Superior Court on Monday. Watch the video below. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Video: Attorneys deliver closing arguments in double murder trial

Six-week trial goes to the jury.

Attorneys on Monday delivered closing arguments in the double murder trial against defendant Laron Carlton Graham in Juneau Superior Court. Here’s a few clips from inside the courtroom.

Graham is charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the November 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. Read more about today’s closing arguments here: Prosecution sticks to evidence as defense attacks witnesses in closing arguments


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