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: Legal Pad | LAArson convictions overturned for Caltech student with Asperger's
By Richard Binder
A Caltech graduate student convicted five years ago of conspiracy and arson for vandalizing 125 SUVs has had his arson convictions overturned and his sentence vacated by a federal appeals court.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in an amended opinion this week that William Cottrell should have been allowed to present evidence during his 2004 trial that his suffering from Asperger's syndrome prevented him from forming the specific intent to commit the arson attacks.
It's unclear whether the ruling means that Cottrell -- who has already served about two-thirds of his sentence -- would be released. Prosecutors have the option to retry Cottrell on the arson charges or request that he be resentenced on the conspiracy charge. Cottrell's attorneys said they would seek his release from the federal prison in Arizona where he is incarcerated.
Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on September 11, 2009 (boomark / email).
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