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NY judge to allow "Zoloft defense" in assault case
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island judge has said she will allow a man accused of punching and kicking his former girlfriend to use the so-called "Zoloft defense."
The attorney for Coram resident Brandon Hampson says he plans to argue that his client became violent and beat Lisa Essling on Aug. 25, 2006, because he stopped taking the popular antidepressant Zoloft days before the attack.
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