The murder trial of Richard Williams, accused of killing his estranged wife with a nail gun, is postponed as the court addresses several motions - including the defense attorney's push to exclude testimony from Williams' jail mates, as well as a possible conflict of interest.
According to court records, defense attorney Stephen Munkelt wants to prevent prosecutors from calling former Grass Valley residents Frank Zupan and Larry Watson to the stand during the trial.
For the prosecutors, the testimony of Zupan and Watson is expected to cast doubt on Williams' "unconsciousness" defense: He allegedly killed his wife and attempted to kill himself as a result of withdrawal from the anti-depressant drug Paxil, according to court records.
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Documenting Psychiatrists Behaving Badly
Of all professions, psychiatrists seem to get into the most trouble. I have been collecting stories about psychiatric screwups for a while. Sadly, it has been disgustingly easy to do. We post stories with links to the original sources. We couldn't make this stuff up if we wanted to. My Name is Sickmind Fraud.
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Paxil implicated in another murder
From the Nevada County Local News section of the Union newspaper
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