-Caveat Lector-
I am usually not the one to jump to the defense of a pharmaceutical agent but in this
case I must. It seems to me that some people will use whatever they can be it Viagra
or twinkies just to get out of responsibility for their actions.
On Tue, 07 August 2001, Amelia wrote:
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> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 10:12 AM
> Subject: [Fwd: [FPE] Judge bars 'Viagra defense']
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> http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/1news/alabama/080601_rape.html
>
> The Associated Press
>
> Alabama - August 6, 2001
>
> Judge bars 'Viagra defense'
>
> The Associated Press
>
> A man faces trial today for the rape of an 18-year-old
> woman,
> but he's
> been barred from using the "Viagra defense."
>
> Will Wright Jr., 42, of Midfield does not deny
> assaulting
> the
> teen-ager,
> said defense lawyer Charles Salvagio. But Salvagio
> said
> Wright is
> innocent because side effects from the popular male
> impotence drug
> contributed to the rape.
>
> Jefferson County Circuit Judge Teresa Petelos ruled
> Friday
> that lawyers
> can't make claims that Viagra causes sexual
> aggression. She
> also
> barred them from even mentioning the drug.
>
> "We don't have a defense," Salvagio said. "It's hard
> to
> prepare a case
> when the defendant doesn't remember what happened."
>
> Wright is charged with first-degree rape and sodomy.
> He
> could be
> sentenced to life in prison if convicted. He has a
> previous
> sexual assault
> conviction from 1984.
>
> The question now is whether Wright should immediately
> appeal
> Petelos'
> ruling or appeal after the trial if he's convicted,
> said
> Wilson Myers,
> Wright's other lawyer.
>
> "Viagra in some people causes aggression and amnesia.
> We
> don't
> think
> he is responsible for his actions," Myers said.
>
> Prosecutors argued there is no evidence to support the
> aggression
> claim.
>
> The judge agreed in a one-page ruling that says the
> defense
> failed to
> show that their claims are reliable and not pure
> conjecture.
>
> "I'm glad this is over so we can focus on the real
> issue in
> this case, and
> that is the rape of this victim," Assistant District
> Attorney
> Jill Ganus
> said.
>
> Wright is charged with assaulting the teen-ager while
> holding
> a gun to
> her head on July 20, 2000.
>
> Green said prosecutors have been assisted by Viagra
> manufacturer
> Pfizer Inc., which rejects claims the medicine could
> influence
> Wright's
> actions.
>
> "There is no medical or scientific evidence, none
> whatsoever,
> linking
> Viagra with aggressive or violent behavior," said
> Geoff
> Cook, a
> spokesman for the New York-based Pfizer. "Studies in
> more
> than
> 3,600
> patients support the conclusion that Viagra does not
> cause
> aggression."
>
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