Closing Arguments Set in Trial of University of Arizona Grad Student Accused of Killing Professor

TUCSON, Ariz.—Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago. Murad Dervish, 48, faces seven felony charges including first-degree murder in the death of Thomas Meixner, 52, who was shot nine times near his office and was pronounced dead at a Tucson hospital. Defense attorney Leo Masursky told jurors that the killing wasn’t premeditated and that Mr. Dervish is “guilty except insane to second-degree murder,” an insanity defense. Pima County prosecutors said Mr. Dervish planned the shooting and knew what he was doing....