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...that he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, which made him incapable of forming the intent to commit a premeditated crime. But paranoid schizophrenics typically resist being labeled mentally ill, and Kaczynski proved to be all too typical. On Dec. 18 he wrote a letter to complain to U.S. District Judge Garland Burrell Jr., who quickly summoned Kaczynski and his lawyers to his chambers to discuss Kaczynski's "concerns." The Harvard-educated defendant, it turned out, wanted to represent himself. After two days of talks, attorney Judy Clarke announced that the problem had been resolved, but the defense strategy was shattered. Last...
...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 relayed through his attorney his belief that leaving his brother in charge of his own defense amounts to "government-assisted suicide." The accused, however disturbed, must already know he will be overmatched legally; he seems intent only on choosing the terms of his death...
...news capped an unusual day in which Kaczynski told Judge Garland Burrell he wants to act as his own lawyer. To prove his mental competence, Kaczynski said he's now willing to undergo psychological testing. In the meantime, Burrell again put off opening arguments in the murder case, which is adjourned until Friday at the earliest...
SACRAMENTO: The jurors in the trial of suspected Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski were dismissed for the day, four minutes after taking their seats -- and without hearing any of the opening arguments. Instead Judge Garland Burrell Jr. met privately with Kaczynski after the accused said he wanted to make a statement. Few details about their meeting emerged, but Kaczynski may want his brother, David, out of the courtroom...
...human behavior," but it could seriously jeopardize his attorneys' efforts to save his life. They had planned to argue that Kaczynski suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, which made him incapable of the intent necessary for him to be held legally responsible for the crimes. But now U.S. District Court Judge Garland Burrell Jr. is weighing a prosecution request to bar all expert psychiatric testimony, leaving his defense in tatters...