Trial into killing of off-duty Chicago cop begins with defendant representing himself: `I´m not coming in here to lose´
(Chicago Tribune Religion News)

Jovan Battle rose Tuesday from an otherwise empty defense table, rubbed his hands together briskly and fixed a determined gaze on the 12 jurors who will decide his fate. `I, as a human being, am on trial for first-degree murder,` he announced before gesturing toward the four prosecutors across...