Testimony resumes Wednesday in Compton murder trial

Posted on January 13, 2015

Nicholas Compton appears in court during his murder trial. (Pool photo)

BLOOMINGTON – After the prosecution rested their case in the trial of Nicholas Compton, the defense is expected to call an expert witness in to testify tomorrow. It will likely rest their case this week. 

The defense filed for a motion yesterday asking for a directed verdict. This could lead the trial to end if the judge ruled the state's evidence didn't support the charges.

Judge Charles Feeney denied that motion.

Compton has been charged with first-degree murder, domestic battery and aggravated battery of a child. He is accused of causing injuries that led to the death of three-year-old Robbie Cramer in March 2013.

Joe Ragusa can be reached at [email protected].

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