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...Hinckley Furor...
...people find the jury guilty of temporary insanity for its verdict in the trial of John Hinckley [July...
Shooting the President for the love of a movie star is the acting out of a fantasy by a man clearly not in touch with reality. John Hinckley's deed was not motivated by revenge or the desire for political aggrandizement. It was a violent act by a man who didn't understand the difference between right and wrong. The American justice system worked. If it continues to function properly, then John Hinckley Jr. will be treated as the sick...
Amid all of the controversy over the John W. Hinckley Jr. trial, one crucial detail never received the attention it deserved. Regardless of whether or not Hinckley was insane when he shot at President Reagan, he certainly had a clear-headed impression of a certain school to the south...
...Hinckley will be held as a patient at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, in a 225-patient pavilion reserved for the criminally insane, until the court decides that he is no longer a danger to society or himself. In a reversal of roles, Hinckley's attorneys could find themselves arguing that their client is sane to get him released. But his lawyers and parents say they do not plan to make such an argument yet, at least not at the hearing scheduled by Parker on Aug. 7. For the time being, and perhaps for years to come, Hinckley will...