All Points: Putting PTSD on trial for capital murder

People in the U.S., their leaders, the military and its supporting groups and organizations have learned a lot about post-traumatic stress from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Growing efforts are aimed at helping veterans with PTSD. Does what you know about this condition affect your sympthies in the Stephenville capital murder trial of Eddie Ray Routh, accused of killing former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield? Should this case have gone to trial, or does Routh belong in mental health treatment instead?

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This story was originally published February 13, 2015 at 7:09 PM with the headline "All Points: Putting PTSD on trial for capital murder."