The shooter received Life plus twenty-five years. The shooter was the beneficiary of a Special Needs Trust (i.e. he was unable to manage his own affairs) he didn't like the actions of his trustee and so shot the Lawyer who was representing the trust. An example (in a figurative sense) of the M'Naghten Rule at work.ig-88 said:
So let's see he was apparently facing burglary charges to which he's now added aggravated assault (battery) and contempt of court. He’s a real “rocket scientist.”jwmorrice said:Here's a bright boy! Of course, it did take place in Kentucky.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2008/02/06/dnt.man.slugs.lawyer.wlex
