• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / Lawyer to use insanity defense for man accused of murdering football coach

Lawyer to use insanity defense for man accused of murdering football coach

July 13, 2009 By admin

The lawyer for the 24-year-old Parkersburg man accused of shooting his former football coach to death apparently plans to use an insanity defense when her client goes on trial for murder.

Attorney Susan Flander of Mason City filed documents that indicate she plans to argue Mark Becker was insane or suffering from "diminished responsbility" when he shot Aplington-Parkersburg coach Ed Thomas last month.

Becker has been charged with first degree murder. His attorney has asked a judge to open any sealed records about Becker’s commital for mental evaluations and for substance abuse treatment. Becker’s attorney, however, says those records should not be released to the public, just to the prosecutors and to her, the defense lawyer.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Human Interest Tagged With: Football

Featured Stories

DOT plow crews struggling against blizzard conditions

Iowa delegation breaks along party lines on Trump impeachment vote

Two northeast Iowa men admit to illegally harvesting ginseng

Do you have to pay tax on your stimulus check?

All six in Iowa’s congressional delegation confirm Electoral College results

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Iowa State-Kansas postponed

Iowa-Michigan State postponed

Fire damage to Riverfront Stadium electrical system will cost Waterloo thousands

Iowa State at Kansas State postponed

Iowa State’s Foster to miss remainder of the season

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2021 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC