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Could be out of jail in as few as 20 months. but if and only if a judge in peru accepts temporary insanity defense in the murder of a 21-year-old woman there last may. but, remember, joran van der sloot's legal troubles do not end there. he still faces major legal hurdles here in the united states related to the disappearance of natalee holloway. more on that in a moment. as you will recall van der sloot reportedly confessed to killing stephanie floor reds claiming he flew into a rage after caught her looking at his laptop. there is something called violent emotion defense. typically used in c...

Together in this country and you get the extortion charge and get him in jail on that they could get information on her killing. now, this defense in peru, the violent. motion defense is kind of like served for a crime passion offer there, mostly used for spouses who catch other spouses cheating. and that is what they are look at but a lot of experts document it can be used because after the 21-year-old was killed, van der sloot went to great lengths to try and cover that up as well as make a planned escape to chile. >>shepard: thank you, trace. a disturbing report as trace spoke, we have foll...

Killing in peru. joran van der sloot is accused of murdering a woman in a hotel room in lima last year. lawyers now say he will claim temporary insanity using a violent emotion defense. that is equivalent to manslaughter in the united states. and in peru, it carries a five-year prison sentence instead of the 15 years minimum for first-degree murder. they say, though, given all the circumstances, joran van der sloot could be out of prison in as little as 20 some months. he's never been charged in the natalee holloway case. take a look at what's happening right now in new mexico. a wildfire th...

Terror detainees at guantanamo bay. this move comes after a month-long standoff with a congress over transferring prisoners, including those accused terrorists to u.s. criminal courts. the president on his second full day in office signed an executive order, you may remember, to shut down the military prison within one year, promising to return america to the "moral high ground in the war on terrorism." the president said the administration remains committed, though, to shutting down gitmo. we will be talking about this exactly what it means with jeffrey toobin. also, the prime suspect in th...