ABCNEWS.com : "Criminal charges were dropped against Walker last week as a result of one of the more bizarre defenses used in recent memory.
His defense lawyer claimed Walker became temporarily insane after drinking jasmine tea.
The judge dismissed aggravated assault and burglary charges after receiving a report from a toxicologist confirming that jasmine, when taken in high doses and combined with other chemicals, could cause psychosis.
Walker's attorney, Mike Hunter, says he believes it was the tea that made his client temporarily insane.
'His bizarre behavior was brought on by some sort of outside agent, in this case, the tea,' Hunter said. 'Mr. Walker could not form the requisite mental capacity to tell right from wrong.'
Walker, a rocket scientist with no prior criminal record, said he had been drinking jasmine tea to soothe an aching stomach. He said he drank 10 cups a day for at least a week before the attack."
His defense lawyer claimed Walker became temporarily insane after drinking jasmine tea.
The judge dismissed aggravated assault and burglary charges after receiving a report from a toxicologist confirming that jasmine, when taken in high doses and combined with other chemicals, could cause psychosis.
Walker's attorney, Mike Hunter, says he believes it was the tea that made his client temporarily insane.
'His bizarre behavior was brought on by some sort of outside agent, in this case, the tea,' Hunter said. 'Mr. Walker could not form the requisite mental capacity to tell right from wrong.'
Walker, a rocket scientist with no prior criminal record, said he had been drinking jasmine tea to soothe an aching stomach. He said he drank 10 cups a day for at least a week before the attack."
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