Spencer "Lee" Newcomer will be allowed to argue self-defense at
his pending homicide trial for shooting his Springettsbury
Township next door neighbor four times.  At Newcomer's pretrial
conference Tuesday in the York County Judicial Center, District
Attorney Tom Kearney asked that Newcomer not be allowed to raise
self-defense as a defense because of statements he made to the
police after the June 10 shooting and later to a forensic
psychiatrist.  Newcomer shot and killed David Wintermyer, 47,
during an argument outside their homes, police said. Newcomer,
42, and witnesses told police he was driving away in his pickup
when he stopped, got out and shot Wintermyer, who had followed
the truck and was standing feet away.  Newcomer contended
Wintermyer was pulling a weapon, later determined to be a cell
phone, from his pocket, according to defense documents.  Kearney
contended Newcomer provoked the incident by stopping instead of
driving away and, therefore, should not be able to claim self-
defense.  Judge Richard