Day 5 Albarran Trial
UPDATE: Dr. Jose Silva says that on the day Officer Golden was killed, Benito Albarran was suffering from Cocaine and Alcohol induced psychosis with delusions.
Dr. Silva says another relative of Benito Allbarran also suffers from mental disease. Supposedly she would frequently ride a horse naked through the streets of her Mexican village. She also stole materials from a voting site. Dr. Silva says Allbarran started drinking at the age of 15.
The defense is now going over the psychiatric history of Benito Albarran's father with Dr. Silva. So far there has been very little information about Albarran's own medical evaluation. The defense attorneys tell us Dr. Silva will probably be their last witness of the day.
Dr. Silva says Albarran suffers from impulse control issues. He claims this is the result of genetics, physical abuse and a series of head injuries Albarran suffered as a child.
Shortly after 1pm, court resumed. Dr. Jose Silva from San Jose, California is on the stand. He is a forensic psychologist, called by the Defense.
At 10:20, Benito's cousin, Balentino Albarran is on the stand. He too is talking about family members who have appeared to suffer from mental disease.
The jury is expected to take an early lunch at 11:20.
The trial resumed just after 9am this morning. Currently Albarran's older brother Roberto is on the stand. He lives in Tennessee. He says that their father suffered from mental illness. Roberto says the father once tried to attack a ten-year-old boy with a large knife. He also cut their sisters head with a piece of wood. He says his father also beat him once so hard that blood came out of his back. The father, who still lives in Mexico, has been treated for mental illness. The defense is trying to show a genetic link to mental disease and prove Benito also suffers from the same condition.
Dr. Silva says another relative of Benito Allbarran also suffers from mental disease. Supposedly she would frequently ride a horse naked through the streets of her Mexican village. She also stole materials from a voting site. Dr. Silva says Allbarran started drinking at the age of 15.
The defense is now going over the psychiatric history of Benito Albarran's father with Dr. Silva. So far there has been very little information about Albarran's own medical evaluation. The defense attorneys tell us Dr. Silva will probably be their last witness of the day.
Dr. Silva says Albarran suffers from impulse control issues. He claims this is the result of genetics, physical abuse and a series of head injuries Albarran suffered as a child.
Shortly after 1pm, court resumed. Dr. Jose Silva from San Jose, California is on the stand. He is a forensic psychologist, called by the Defense.
At 10:20, Benito's cousin, Balentino Albarran is on the stand. He too is talking about family members who have appeared to suffer from mental disease.
The jury is expected to take an early lunch at 11:20.
The trial resumed just after 9am this morning. Currently Albarran's older brother Roberto is on the stand. He lives in Tennessee. He says that their father suffered from mental illness. Roberto says the father once tried to attack a ten-year-old boy with a large knife. He also cut their sisters head with a piece of wood. He says his father also beat him once so hard that blood came out of his back. The father, who still lives in Mexico, has been treated for mental illness. The defense is trying to show a genetic link to mental disease and prove Benito also suffers from the same condition.
posted by Carson Clark @ 9:16 AM
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