Posted by kazoo on March 4, 2000, at 11:39:35
In reply to Prozac Defense Brings Acquittal, posted by kazoo on March 3, 2000, at 0:50:43
> > Prozac Defense Brings Acquittal
> >
> > By COLIN POITRAS
> > The Hartford Courant
> > February 25, 2000
> >
> > MILFORD - In an extraordinary ruling believed to be the first of its kind in
> > Connecticut, a judge found Thursday that a high dosage of Prozac drove a
> > Wallingford man to commit a 1997 bank robbery.
> >
>
>
> James here....
>
> I agree with vesper that many things drove this man to commit a crime. I sure this case will be appealed. The majority of case law using this defence has been turned down.
>
> j
And just who is going to appeal this case? Not the State of Connecticut!
They sided with the Defense and Judge!>Assistant State's Attorney Kevin Doyle praised the judge for issuing a clear and
>thorough decision in a difficult case.
>``The issue here was that the defendant was overmedicated and because of his
>unique history, that led him to have a manic attack,'' Doyle said.
>Attorneys on both sides of the case stressed that it was DeAngelo's
>``involuntary intoxication'' from the medication that led to the unusual acquittal.What I foresee next is big-time CIVIL LITIGATION for punitive damages against Mr. DeAngelo's
psychiatrist(s) and the Eli Lilly company. According to the State of Connecticut,
DeAngelo took a drug, or drugs, which made him do things he did not want to do, got him into
trouble and irreparably changed his life forever. What this translates for deep-pocket
lawyers is mucho-bucks! At this level, TORT, can the case be appealed, but as far as the
criminal aspect of the case being reversed, that's very much over.Trust me: I don't agree with this sort of thing, but I've learned to accept the way
society thinks. It's going to be a dark and stormy night for psychiatrists and drug
companies as a result of this piss-ant case!What a mess!
kazoo
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