When Nathan Burris isn't offending the family of the woman she murdered, he's asking jurors to flip a coin in order to decide his fate. Burris, if you recall, was convicted last week of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend Deborah Ross and her friend, Ersie Everette III, at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza back in 2009. According to SF Examiner, "he doesn't care if he gets the death penalty or life in prison and has suggested jurors deciding his fate flip a coin."
Last week, the 49-year-old murderer, representing himself in his capital trial in Contra Costa County Superior Court, told the courtroom, "I did it. So what? ... No remorse, no regrets, no mercy. ... You want me to draw it out in crayon?" His behavior turned more callous as the trial prgressed. As the Chron notes, "In the audience, a dozen of the victims' family members stared hard at Burris, who occasionally giggled and - through a speech impediment - cursed the people he killed." Burris had also snapped his fingers and asked the court to hurry up so that he could be back in jail in time for Monday Night Football.
Testimony will resume on Tuesday.