The
judge sentenced Routh to life in prison without parole; prosecutors had not sought the death
penalty.
Defence
lawyers for Routh said the 27-year-old was psychotic at the time of the shootings two years
ago.
But
prosecutors said Routh was aware of what he was doing when he gunned the pair
down at a Texas
The
film based on Kyle's memoir
of his four tours of duty in Iraq
The
former Navy Seal, who has the most recorded kills of any US sniper, was shot and killed along with
Littlefield at a rural shooting range south-west of Fort Worth
Having
retired from the military, Kyle had been helping other veterans deal with combat-related stress
and mental health issues.
On the
day of the killings, Kyle and Littlefield took Routh with them to go shooting
after the defendant's mother asked for help in dealing with her troubled son.
Routh,
who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, was under extreme mental
distress and was convinced the two men would turn on him on the day of the
killing, his lawyers argued.
The
court also heard that Routh was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol at
the time of the shooting.
In
addition, he had been prescribed anti-psychotic medication often used for schizophrenia, reported
the Associated Press news agency.
Defence
lawyers said Routh had been mentally affected by the time he spent helping
earthquake relief efforts in Haiti
He had pleaded not guilty to the
charge of murder on grounds of insanity.
However
a psychologist testified for prosecutors that Routh was not legally insane, but
instead had a paranoid
disorder made worse by his drink and cannabis abuse, according to the Associated Press.
As
prosecutors had not sought the death penalty, the sentence of life imprisonment
without parole was imposed automatically by the judge.
parole有條件釋放，假釋[U]
psychotic精神病的
memoir自傳[P]
veterans富有經驗的人[（+of）]
schizophrenia精神分裂症\
pleaded【律】為（案件）辯護
paranoid 屬於偏執狂的；顯示出偏執狂症狀的
cannabis印度大麻；大麻煙原料；大麻煙
who: Routh
when:2013
why: Routh, who
suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, was under extreme mental distress
and was convinced the two men would turn on him on the day of the killing
how: As prosecutors had not sought the death penalty, the
sentence of life imprisonment without parole was imposed automatically by the
judge.
what: The former Navy Seal, who has the most recorded kills
of any US sniper, was shot
and killed along with Littlefield at a rural shooting range south-west of Fort Worth
where:court
source:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31617308
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