Opinion ID: 3052709
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Henri Sadacca

Text: Sadacca testified that he met with McMurtrey often prior to trial, during trial, and throughout sentencing. In Sadacca’s view, McMurtrey’s conduct was very inconsistent. According to him, as the trial approached, McMurtrey’s behavior became more extreme, and he often appeared “very agitated,” “volatile,” or “heavily sedated.” Sadacca also stated that McMurtrey often made strange and inappropriate comments. Throughout the trial, Sadacca witnessed jail personnel—not medical professionals—administer medication to McMurtrey while in the courtroom. Sadacca testified that he believed that it was the medication, particularly the differing varieties and quantities, that contributed to McMurtrey’s “radical difference” in and “roller-coaster” behavior and his “slurred” speech. Sadacca also testified that McMurtrey’s state prevented him from assisting in his own defense and that he believed that McMurtrey’s medications interfered with McMurtrey’s ability to communicate with counsel.