DOVER, Del. (AP) - A Delaware judge has rejected a defendant’s argument that he should be found guilty but mentally ill in a Wilmington store clerk’s murder.
Twenty-five-year-old Devonte Dorsett pleaded guilty last year to second-degree murder, robbery and gun charges in the 2017 killing of 64-year-old Santanu Muhuri.
Investigators say Dorsett pointed a gun at Muhuri, then shot him in the head as the two struggled. Dorsett and a juvenile accomplice fled with $20.
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Despite pleading guilty, Dorsett later argued he should be found guilty but mentally ill.
The judge disagreed Monday, saying the record didn’t demonstrate that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline intellectual function were mental illnesses that substantially disturbed Dorsett’s thoughts or actions in robbing and killing Muhuri.
He instead noted Dorsett’s drug use and anti-social personality.
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