Doug Berman highlights a potential case that might be granted cert by the Supreme Court involving a 30 year sentence for a teen who killed his grandparents when he was 12 years old. Ed Silverman adds an interesting twist to the case: apparently the convicted defendant, Christopher Pittman, was taking the antidepressant Zoloft at the time of the killings. There's been a lot of allegations that antidepressants have the propensity to cause suicides, particularly in children. Yet there's strong evidence against this notion (including an international study). The link between antidepressants and violence against others is even less compelling (View image)

Update: The Last Psychiatrist has this post which is related to the misinformation regarding violence and kids.