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LATEST NEWS:
Judge sentences Christopher Pittman to 30 years for murder
A teenager who killed his grandparents when he was 12 years old was convicted of two counts of murder Tuesday by jurors who rejected his claim that an antidepressant made him unable to discern right from wrong.
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Jurors deliberate fate of teen accused of killing his grandparents
Jurors began deliberations Monday in the murder trial
of Christopher Pittman,
who claims Zoloft made him gun down his grandparents when he was 12 years old.
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Prosecutors end rebuttal against teenage killer, closings Monday
Prosecutors who claim 12-year-old Christopher Pittman knew exactly what he was doing when he shot and killed his grandparents called a handful of final rebuttal witnesses Friday, paving the way for closing arguments Monday.
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Expert: Boy had 'mood disorder' when he killed grandparents
Defense lawyers rested their case Thursday in the murder trial of 15-year-old Christopher Pittman, who is accused of slaughtering his grandparents while on Zoloft. Prosecutors are set to call rebuttal witnesses Thursday.
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In attempts to pin killings on Zoloft, some unwelcome statistics
An effort by lawyers who blame the antidepressant Zoloft for a 12-year-old's killing of his grandparents may have backfired Wednesday.
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Feb. 8, 2005: Psychiatrist sticks to claim Zoloft led to killings
Feb. 7, 2005: "Kill. Kill. Do it."
Feb. 7, 2005: Pittman's aunt, sister take the stand
Feb. 4, 2005: Zoloft spurred boy to murder grandparents, expert says
Feb. 3, 2005: Psychiatrist: Boy knew killings were wrong
Feb. 3, 2005: Witness testifies Pittman fired from close range
Feb. 2, 2005: Doctor testifies Pittman seemed "fine"
Feb. 1, 2005: Police: Boy confessed after first story unraveled
Jan. 31, 2005: Under the influence or just plain evil?
Case background: Teen tried as adult for grandparents' slayings
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Christopher Pittman claims Zoloft prevented him from knowing right from wrong when he shot his grandparents dead and set their house on fire. Now 16, he faces life if convicted of murder and arson.
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Involuntary Intoxication
This defense filing charges Pittman's "ingestion of Zoloft... so addled his mind that he was unable to form the intent to commit murder."
Litigation Manual
Pfizer, the maker of the drug Zoloft, compiled this literature regarding claims similiar to Pittman's.
Motion to Quash
In response to a subpoena served by Pittman's defense, Pfizer moved to have it quashed.
Pfizer's Statement
On the eve of the Pittman trial, the drug manufacturer issued a brief statement maintaining that Zoloft had role in the killings.
The defense's motion to move the arson case against Pittman to family court was granted by this order, but the judge also ruled the murder charges would remain in adult court.
Dismissal Motion
Pittman's defense unsuccessfully made this bid for a dismissal, charging that Pittman was denied a speedy trial.
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