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...Judge Burrell approached his seat, Ted Kaczynski took a deep breath, gulped down a drink of water, and began his first public statement since his arrest nearly two years...
...feet away, the prosecutors looked up in confusion, then concern, as the man suspected of killing three people, maiming 23 others, taunting the FBI and terrorizing the airlines, apologized to the judge for not rising "because I am under orders from the marshals not to stand up." When Kaczynski finished speaking, Burrell looked stricken. He thought for a long moment, then ordered Kaczynski and his lawyers into his chambers...
Inside the judge's chambers, Kaczynski held firm that he didn't want to be called mentally ill at any point in the trial, and if that meant he needed new lawyers, so be it. The clash was ideological, not personal. The rapport between Kaczynski and defense attorneys Quin Denvir and Judy Clarke was clearly strong. Even at the height of their dispute, Kaczynski would confer with the two, often with a smile or a joking remark. He never recoiled when Clarke, a tall, thin woman who towers over him, patted his back or rested her arm on his chair...
...court reconvened on Wednesday afternoon amid hopes that the opening statements could proceed. Judge Burrell announced that the issue of representation had been resolved; Kaczynski would cooperate with his lawyers. But Kaczynski was not done surprising the court. It seems that San Francisco defense attorney J. Tony Serra had faxed the court an offer to represent Kaczynski for free if he could fire his attorneys. In a phone call just before court reconvened, Serra told Kaczynski he would not use a mental-illness defense. "I would like to be represented by him," Kaczynski announced to the stunned audience. Judge Burrell...
...case finally seemed ready to go on Thursday morning. Few people in the courtroom knew that Kaczynski had arrived in his prison jumpsuit but without underwear; U.S. marshals saw a slight red bruise on his neck and later concluded that he tried to hang himself the night before. At 7:50 a.m., prosecutor Robert Cleary nervously paced the courtroom's well, then went up to the jury box to ensure he knew what jurors would be able to see when he started his opening statement. But once everyone was seated, Clarke stood up. "Mr. Kaczynski has a request that...