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Lawyer: Jury Should Have Heard Of Soldier's PTSD |
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A lawyer representing an Iraq war veteran convicted of murder in the July
2003 stabbing death of a fellow soldier told the Georgia Supreme Court
Tuesday that the jury should have learned that he suffered from
post-traumatic stress disorder.
Attorney David West said 27-year-old Alberto Martinez had no memory of stabbing fellow solider Richard Davis 33 times after a night of drunken partying along with three other soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division. Their unit had just returned to Fort Benning after a six-month tour in Iraq. Davis' charred body was recovered from a wooded area near Columbus, outside of the base on the border with Alabama. Martinez is serving life in prison after being convicted in 2006. He is seeking a new trial. The killing inspired the movie "In the Valley of Elah."
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