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DERSHOWITZ DOES a much better job defending his profession than his style. It can be a hard case to make. Especially in the wake of the Hinckley verdict, defense lawyers increasingly seem like hired guns, masters at choosing exculpatory techniques for their clients. Many seem oblivious to the reality that, as Dershowitz himself acknowledges, "Almost all criminal defendants are, in fact, guilty." A good number care more about their professional "won-lost records" than about insuring equal justice...
...John Hinckley Jr. tried to deny us our electoral choice, and for that he should spend the rest of his days in jail...
...Does Hinckley get the gun back...
...Hinckley trial illustrates a major flaw in the U.S. criminal justice system. His guilt was obvious, but it became irrelevant to the outcome of the trial. Why not establish guilt first and then settle the question of the mental state prior to sentencing? Defendants proved insane could receive the treatment they require and serve the remainder of their sentence in prison. The insanity defense would thus become more than just a legal way to let guilty criminals go free...
Most people who have served at trials can sympathize with the perplexities of the Hinckley jury. After delivering a verdict, many jurors leave the courtroom feeling that a travesty of justice has taken place. In reality they have followed precisely the judge's instructions regarding the law, and yet somehow the outcome is skewed, if not all wrong...