Attorneys clash during final arguments of McStay family murder trial

Clashes between attorneys Wednesday, May 29, punctuated final arguments in the trial of Charles Ray Merritt, who is accused of killing the four-member McStay family in 2010.
“This is the case of the People versus Charles Merritt,” San Bernardino County Deputy District Attorney Melissa Rodriguez told the panel during an approximately 14-minute late-afternoon rebuttal that she will resume Thursday.
“I think, after listening to the arguments by both defense counsel, that’s b