Mental illness defense raised in murder case

Nancy Huddleston — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:54:18 -0600

By Nancy Huddleston, Editor

Asperger's syndrome was brought forth as a possible defense in the Craigslist murder case by defense attorneys during a hearing this week.

Attorney Alan Margoles said that Michael John Anderson has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and was "laboring under it" so that he "didn't know the nature of his actions or that they were wrong.”

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