![]() ![]() Randall Price said Routh had a paranoid disorder made worse by his use of alcohol and marijuana, calling his condition “cannabis-induced psychosis.”ĭefense attorneys noted that Kyle had described Routh as “straight-up nuts” in a text message to Littlefield as they drove to the luxury resort. Eddie Ray Routh has been found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting and killing Chris Kyle, the soldier celebrated in the film. Family members say Routh suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from serving in Iraq and in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake.Ī forensic psychologist testified for prosecutors that Routh was not legally insane and suggested he may have gotten some of his ideas from television. In light of the commencement of the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, the accused killer of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield, we are glad to bring the Warfighter. 2, 2013, after Routh’s mother asked Kyle to help her troubled son. Jones Justice Center in Stephenville, Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. Eddie Ray Routh at the Erath County, Donald R. Kyle and Littlefield had taken Routh to the shooting range at Rough Creek Lodge and Resort on Feb. Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell at the capital murder trial of former Marine Cpl. If found not guilty by reason of insanity, the court could have initiated proceedings to have him committed to a state mental hospital. Jurors had three options: find Routh guilty of capital murder, find him not guilty, or find him not guilty by reason of insanity. While trial testimony and evidence often included Routh making odd statements and referring to insanity, he also confessed several times, apologized for the crimes and tried to evade police.Ĭriminal law experts said the verdict hinged on whether the defense could prove Routh was insane and did not know the killings were wrong at the time they were committed. ![]() ![]() The prosecution painted Routh as a troubled drug user who knew right from wrong, despite any mental illnesses. Prosecutors and defense attorneys did not immediately comment. Kyle’s widow, Taya Kyle, had left the courtroom earlier in the day and had not returned when the verdict was read. “We’re so thrilled that we have the verdict that we have tonight,” Littlefield’s mother, Judy Littlefield, said at a news conference outside the courthouse. Routh showed no reaction in court, even when family members of Littlefield addressed him. Since prosecutors didn’t seek the death penalty in the capital murder case, the 27-year-old receives an automatic life sentence without parole in the deaths of Kyle and Kyle’s friend, Chad Littlefield. The trial of Eddie Ray Routh has drawn intense interest, in part because of the blockbuster film based on former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s memoir about his four tours in Iraq. STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) - A former Marine was convicted Tuesday in the deaths of the “American Sniper” author and another man at a shooting range two years ago, as jurors rejected defense arguments that he was insane and suffered from psychosis. ![]()
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