Attias Case Goes to Jury After Two-Month Trial
Jurors in the two-month trial of David Attias heard closing arguments Monday and began deliberations in the murder case that included testimony from more than 100 witnesses, many of them detailing Attias’ history of mental problems.
Deputy Dist. Atty. Patrick McKinley told jurors the former UC Santa Barbara freshman was “a mad, violent, angry and aggressive” young man who chose to speed his car down a crowded street in Isla Vista on Feb. 23, 2001.
Defense attorney Jack Earley countered by saying the 20-year-old son of Hollywood director Daniel Attias was a sick young man “pulled away from reality” by his mental illness like a swimmer caught in a raging riptide.
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