A JOHNSON CITY MAN, WHO’S ON TRIAL FOR HIS PART IN THE KILLING OF A JONESBOROUGH MAN NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO, HAS TAKEN THE STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE. DANNY GREENE IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 21 YEAR OLD BRIAN RICKER OUTSIDE OF THE DAYS INN MOTEL IN JUNE OF 2005. GREENE SAID HE STARTED MAKING BAD CHOICES SUCH AS DOING DRUGS. HE SAID AFTER RICKER’S DEATH HE AND A CO-DEFENDANT, JASON AUSTIN, COULDN’T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW IT WENT SO FAR. HE SAID NO ONE INTENDED TO KILL RICKER. THE VICTIM’S GIRLFRIEND, MISTY BLACKBURN TESTIFIED THAT RICKER HAD GONE OUTSIDE THAT NIGHT TO GET A SWEATER FOR HER. SHE HEARD TWO GUNSHOTS AND FOUND HIM LYING FACE DOWN ON THE GROUND. AUSTIN IS CHARGED WITH THE SAME CRIME AND WILL GO TO TRIAL ON MARCH 17TH. A VERDICT IS EXPECTED IN THE CASE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.