Doctor: 'There's Something Wrong with [Muth's] Brain'
Defense witness Dr. David Schretlen testified Tuesday accused Georgetown murderer Albrecht Muth suffers from cognitive impairments.
Dr. David Schretlen said in a testimony Tuesday that accused Georgetown murderer Albrecht Muth has "serious impairment" in his cognitive functions -- but stopped short of elaborating on whether he thought Muth could stand trial. Schretlen, a neuropsychologist and faculty member at Johns Hopkins Medical School, did not offer an opinion on Muth's competence to stand trial despite acting as a witness for the defense during the competency hearing. Muth is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Viola Drath, who was found dead in her Q Street NW home in August of 2011. "I think there's something wrong with this man's brain," Schretlen said at one point during his Tuesday testimony. When he was asked if he had an opinion on …
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