In Brian Walshe murder trial, defense and prosecution make closing arguments to jury

Closing statements in the Brian Walshe murder trial kicked off Friday morning Walshe s defense group rested their situation Thursday morning without calling any spectators in the -year-old s murder trial Walshe of Cohasset is charged with murdering his wife Ana Walshe in January Before the jury was called into court Judge Diana Freniere appealed the defense if Walshe planned to take the stand Defense attorney Larry Tipton advised the judge he would not Judge Freniere ruled on the prosecution s motion to not allow jurors to hear that Walshe pleaded guilty to lying to police about his wife s disappearance and moving her body She announced it is irrelevant to whether Walshe indeed committed murder