Jurors in Edmonton received their instructions from Court of Queen's Bench Justice Myra Bielby Wednesday and began deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of George Allen.
Allan, 55, is accused of first-degree murder in the slaying of his friend Garry McGrath, 44, and burying the body.
McGrath went missing in February 2004. His truck was discovered at the West Edmonton Mall 12 days later, but his body wasn't found until October 2005.
The body was discovered wrapped in plastic and buried in a hole on Allen's property near Antler Lake.
Allen admitted in court he killed McGrath and buried the body, but testified the slaying was done in self-defence after McGrath threatened him with a chainsaw.
Allen was secretly videotaped describing how he planned the killing to a police officer who was posing as a member of a criminal organization.
In court Tuesday, Crown prosecutor Debra Drissell compared the story Allen told undercover police officers with the story he told on the witness stand.
Drissell said Allen discussed details with the undercover officer about how McGrath's body was buried and where — which turned out to be true.
She questioned Allen's claim of remorse, asking why he wouldn't have called 911 after killing his best friend if it really was self-defence.
Drissell suggested Allen's emotional testimony was contrived and said he didn't show that kind of emotion when his sons and the widow of his dead friend were on the witness stand.
She summed up by telling the jury that Allen's actions were well-planned and deliberate and that he committed first-degree murder when he killed McGrath.
The defence lawyer told jurors that the only thing Allen is guilty of is making a bad decision after the slaying.
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