Prosecution, defense rest in Etheredge case

Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 10:42 p.m.

WICHITA — Both the prosecution and the defense rested their cases this afternoon in the securities fraud trial of Thomas Etheredge.

Judge Ben Burgess will meet with attorneys from both sides Monday morning to discuss his final instructions to the jury. The jury is scheduled to return at 1 p.m. Monday to hear closing arguments before beginning deliberations.

The final day of 10 days of testimony featured sparring between Kansas Securities Exchange Commissioner Chris Biggs, who is prosecuting the case, and Etheredge, the founder of Wild West World.

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