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Opinion written by u.s. district judge richard gurgle. he had to balance the right of freedom of the press. he permitted the media to argue they should be able to publish information about the eight witnesses concerning competency. the defense lawyers for dylan roof argued that by disseminating the information, it is going to prejudice his rights, it's going to poison the jury pool and therefore he wouldn't receive a fair trial. on balance, while it is controversial, i think the judge did exactly the right thing. >> richard, you are in disagreement? >> i'm not in disagreement, fred. it is just...

>> let me go! >> latasha williams. >> march 22nd, 2011. las vegas, nevada. judge jackie glass, a veteran in the 8th judicial district court, is presiding over a competency hearing for 36-year-old latasha williams. >> she can't leave the courtroom. >> two months earlier, williams was arrested for two counts of child endangerment and first-degree kidnapping when she allegedly dangled a neighbor's grandchildren over the balcony railing at this apartment complex. williams' attorney requests she be evaluated in competency court. >> and i do competency court for those people who are perhaps mentally...

Outrage toward his sister's killer. >> [ bleep ] y'all! let me go! no! let me -- let me -- let me go. >> a defendant goes wild in competency court. and the entire scene is caught on courtroom surveillance cameras. >> in all my years on the bench, i haven't had to use the panic button before, but i pressed it on that day. >> let me go! >> latasha williams. >> march 22nd, 2011. las vegas, nevada. judge jackie glass, a veteran in the 8th judicial district court, is presiding over a competency hearing for 36-year-old latasha williams. >> she can't leave the courtroom. >> two months earlier, willia...

Crime and punishment tonight, police in wisconsin say the 12-year-old girl stabbed 19 times and left for dead in the woods is crecovering. as we reported, all three girls are friends and go to the same school. they had a sleepover the night before the attack. they tried to impress the fictional character on the website. they have been charged as adults with this attempted murder. are their lawyers going to try to move it to juvenile court. >> it is most likely they will eventually try to do that. before that happens, we suspect there will be a competency

Crime and punishment tonight, police in wisconsin who say the 12-year-old girl who was stabbed 19 times and left in the woods has been recovering. two 12-year-old girls are charged as adults with first degree intentions of homicide. as we reported the three girls were friends and had a sleepover. before the attack, the friends were trying to model their attack by a website. they were charged as adults with this attempted murder. >> it is most likely that they will eventually try to do that. before that happens there will be a competency hearing, they will try to test their psychological sensea...