SAN ANGELO, Texas ? A Texas jury is deliberating the punishment of Warren Jeffs after the convicted polygamist leader once again refused to participate in court proceedings.
The head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints wouldn't answer the judge overseeing his child sexual abuse trial when asked if he wanted to make a closing statement in the punishment phase Tuesday.
An attorney for Jeffs told state District Judge Barbara Walther that his client didn't want defense lawyers speaking on his behalf. Jeffs represented himself during the trial, and mostly remained silent.
Prosecutor Eric Nichols asked the jury for a life sentence, saying the case was "a prosecution to protect people."
The 55-year-old Jeffs was convicted last week of sexually assaulting two underage girls he took as "brides."
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