Los Angeles Times | September 10, 2009 | 4:33 p.m. Caltech student's convictions in SUV bombings are overturned
The Caltech graduate student convicted of conspiracy and arson four years ago for the firebombing of SUVs in the San Gabriel Valley has had his arson convictions overturned and his sentence vacated by a federal appeals court panel. William Cottrell, 29, has already served about two-thirds of his 100-month sentence for the alleged eco-terrorism in 2003. In the incident, 125 SUVs and Hummers were burned and marked with paint and had their windows smashed. The judges said the trial court's exclusion of expert testimony about Cottrell's affliction with Asperger's Syndrome denied him an opportunity to demonstrate that he couldn't have had specific intent in aiding and abetting the destruction. More soon at: http://link.latimes.com/r/4RWIC4/S8E4E/PL3JAM/IYZYI/LQCZG1/N9/t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California and the world: Visit http://link.latimes.com/r/4RWIC4/S8E4E/PL3JAM/IYZYI/18QRK5/N9/t for up to the minute news. Mobile: http://link.latimes.com/r/4RWIC4/S8E4E/PL3JAM/IYZYI/YHY947/N9/t Follow @LATimes on Twitter: http://link.latimes.com/r/4RWIC4/S8E4E/PL3JAM/IYZYI/QF7WCO/N9/t Follow the L.A. Times on Facebook: http://link.latimes.com/r/4RWIC4/S8E4E/PL3JAM/IYZYI/RNMXVC/N9/t Sign up for more email newsletters: http://link.latimes.com/r/4RWIC4/S8E4E/PL3JAM/IYZYI/RNMXVV/N9/t -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About this Communication: You are receiving this email because you opted-in to receive Breaking News Alerts from the Los Angeles Times. You're currently subscribed to Los Angeles Times Breaking News with the address [email protected]. If you'd like to unsubscribe, please click here: http://link.latimes.com/r/4RWIC4/S8E4E/PL3JAM/IYZYI/RNMXV2/N9/t?a=IRQD80&[email protected]&c=51242192&d=RNMX1Q You can also unsubscribe by modifying your profile on latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com/newsletters For information on how we protect your information, please read our privacy policy at http://link.latimes.com/r/4RWIC4/S8E4E/PL3JAM/IYZYI/XTDQ5W/N9/t [[4RWIC4-RNMX1Q-S8E4E-PL3JAM-IYZYI-T-M2-20090910-271dd15adc36f7426]] -- Posted By # to BN at 9/11/2009 02:35:00 AM
