Yesterday psychiatrist Diana Riccioli testified in the murder trial of Jonathan Zarate. Riccioli claims that Zarate was psychotic and not responsible for his own actions when he brutally killed Jennifer Parks and that he should not be held criminally liable. Zarate claimed to Riccioli that he entered a ‘dreamlike state’ when he was beating Jennifer Parks. He also told her that he had addictions to PCP, pot, and alcohol.
The prosecution was having none of that though. Morris County Executive Assistant Prosecutor Robert Lane laid into her stating that Riccioli formed the majority of her opinion from the information she received from Zarate’s parents. I’m sure they would have no reason to lie. 🙄 Lane also mentioned the testimony of a psychiatrist that examined Zarate four months prior to the murder. That psychiatrist said that Zarate’s only problem was a communication problem with his mother.
It seems that Prosecutor Lane was very good at his job because Dr. Riccioli complained to the judge later that she didn’t appreciate Lane raising his voice to her. Welcome to the real world lady.
Leave a Reply