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SUNNY Temp: 57 °F Wind: NW at 4 mph Sunday, October 5, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine Joy Magazine Tempo A & E RogueValleyAutoFinder RogueValleyHomeFinder Real Estate Showcase Wellness Connection Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Employment Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend September 27, 2003 Glick’s murder defense will rely on mental state By SARAH LEMON Mail Tribune Jurors will be asked to pass a lighter judgment in the case of accused murderer Ronald Stephen Glick. Glick’s attorneys admit that the 35-year-old mortgage broker killed his wife, 28-year-old Dawn Elizabeth Glick, but committed the crime in the "heat of passion." "It’s not a who-dunnit," said Glick’s defense attorney Joseph Maier in a court hearing Friday. "The only issue is his mental state." Maier has filed a notice of his intent to rely on Glick’s "extreme emotional disturbance," defined as a defense to murder under Oregon law. If jurors accept the emotional disturbance theory, the murder charge is reduced to a count of first-degree manslaughter. Advertisement If convicted of murder, Glick could spend life in prison. The penalty for first-degree manslaughter, however, is a minimum of 10 years in prison under Measure 11, Oregon’s tough-on-crime law, or a maximum 20-year sentence. Glick was arrested March 10 after Dawn Glick was found strangled to death in a bedroom closet of her east Medford home. Glick admitted to killing his wife and told police how he did it, said Beth Heckert, chief deputy district attorney for Jackson County. Heckert would not comment further on the killing. At the time of Dawn’s murder, the Glicks were in the midst of a divorce, and friends said Dawn was considering moving from the Rogue Valley. "I know that he was an emotional mess over the whole thing," said Ron Glick’s mother, 56-year-old Susie Bright, of Ashland. "He lost his (mortgage) company. ... He thought about her all day long." After the killing, Glick took the couple’s 3-year-old son, Caden, and drove to his mother’s house where the family called police, investigators said. The Glicks’ 8-year-old daughter, Brianna, was staying with friends. Both children now live with Bright and her husband. Bright’s niece, Dawn was more like her own daughter, Bright said. Dawn and her younger sister were adopted by Bright’s brother after their parents were murdered in California when Dawn was 8 years old, Bright said. Dawn had spent summers with Bright and her future husband since she was a young girl, Bright said. Bright was a confidante to both Ron and Dawn, whom she tried to dissuade from divorcing her son. Dawn Glick sought a restraining order against her husband in January, claiming that he had held a gun to her head, threatened to kill her, thrown her to the ground, kicked her and pulled her hair, according to court documents. But Bright said she believes her son never laid a hand on Dawn before the murder. Glick’s trial is set for Nov. 4 but may be delayed because his attorneys delayed filing a notice of their defense, Heckert said. Maier said he planned to argue Glick’s emotional state since his client’s arrest. Glick remains in the Jackson County Jail without bail. Reach reporter Sarah Lemon at 776-4487, or e-mail [email protected] Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Rogue Valley Auto Finder Rogue Valley Job Finder --> Rogue Valley Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times