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America's legal system is laced with protections for people who are too sick to know what they are doing or what is best for them. But as last week's proceedings in the trial of the alleged Unabomber showed, the law doesn't quite know what to do with...
So by last week his team had agreed to skip the mental-illness defense during the trial so long as the lawyers could pull it out in the penalty phase to help avoid a death sentence. They planned to show jurors photos of the ripe, shaggy hermit at the time...
By all accounts, the Justice Department is eager to talk turkey on a plea bargain once Kaczynski is judged competent. The reasons not to go to trial are legion: the spectacle of Kaczynski defending himself and cross-examining bomb victims; the fear that Judge Garland Burrell has promised things he...
Ted Kaczynski has one big problem: he is apparently too crazy to appreciate how crazy he is, but not crazy enough to be legally insane. The defense strategy for his trial, which began this week, had appeared to be set. His lawyers had planned to argue that he suffered from...
Judge Garland Burrell will begin selecting the group of experts today. Kaczynski, meanwhile, is living a Unabomber's nightmare with 24-hour camera surveillance and a heart monitor. If Kaczynski is deemed competent to stand trial, however, he will likely be allowed to serve as his own counsel. David Kaczynski...