A man from Canberra Australia who was recently convicted of attacking his girlfriend was sentenced to 13 months in jail inspite of his lawyer's claims he has Asperger syndrome and was coming off drugs at the time of the incident. The Magistrate apparently did not view Asperger syndrome as a basis for excusing such behavior or a basis for giving a more lenient sentence. Read more about it at abc.net.au here:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-24/monfries-jailed-for-13-months/4278060
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