Jopseph Hotz of Rushville, NE, convicted of second degree counts of murder and
attempted murder and four other charges, will spend 21 years in the
Nebraska Department of Corrections before he will be eligible for
parole. Hotz’s attorneys, Jeff Pickens of the Nebraska Commission on Public
Advocacy and Dawes County Public Defender Paul Wess, argued that Hotz
should be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Their forensic psychology expert witness, Dr. Daniel Wilson, testified that Hotz suffered from a drug-induced psychosis after ingesting mushrooms. The state's expert witness Dr. Park Dietz, who did not testify, wrote in his report that Hotz suffered from a drug induced psychosis but said that he was still capable of forming intent – including the intent to kill Pfeiffer.
For more, see http://www.thechadronnews.com/chadron/front/.
Their forensic psychology expert witness, Dr. Daniel Wilson, testified that Hotz suffered from a drug-induced psychosis after ingesting mushrooms. The state's expert witness Dr. Park Dietz, who did not testify, wrote in his report that Hotz suffered from a drug induced psychosis but said that he was still capable of forming intent – including the intent to kill Pfeiffer.
For more, see http://www.thechadronnews.com/chadron/front/.
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