A judge on Tuesday ordered a new trial for a South Carolina man who at the age of 12 shot his grandparents to death and set their home on fire and later blamed his actions on his use of the antidepressant Zoloft. The judge said Christopher Pittman's defense team made several errors, including not pursuing a plea deal. Now 21, Pittman testified at a court hearing last year that his lead attorneys never told him that South Carolina jurors could both blame the drug and find him guilty of murder.
July 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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A judge on Tuesday ordered a new trial for a South Carolina man who blamed the antidepressant Zoloft after the then-12-year-old shot his grandparents to death and set their home on fire.
Circuit Judge Roger Young said Christopher Pittman’s defense team made several errors, including not pursuing a plea deal.
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