East Texas dentist's murder trial wraps for week

Published On: Jan 18 2013 08:44:26 AM CST   Updated On: Jan 18 2013 08:52:50 AM CST
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TYLER, Texas -

Testimony has recessed for the week in the murder trial of a retired East Texas dentist in the shooting death of his wife.
   The trial of 76-year-old Bobby Ray Nichols recessed after prosecutors rested their case in the death of 71-year-old Rosalind Nichols, his wife of 26 years. The defense will begin presenting its case Wednesday morning after a long weekend to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
   Nichols previously admitted to shooting his wife on the night of June 29, 2012, after a heated argument at their Tyler home.
   If convicted, Nichols could be sentenced to up to life in prison.

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