A Vancouver man is claiming self-defense in the January beating death of another man in a local motel, his defense attorney said Monday during opening statements in his murder trial.
Jonathan D. Smith, 39, is facing a charge of second-degree murder in Clark County Superior Court stemming from the Jan.
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