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Fore in these cases. >> the tale you should remember is the tale of the scott pa neti case. he's on death row in texas now. panetti tried his case represented himself in a purple cowboy suit subpoenaed jesus christ john f. kennedy and the pope. the jury in that case found him guilty in an hour in one day and sentenced him to death. so another texas jury. so it's a tough defense in tough texas. >> all the expert witnesses, they aren't created equal, but it's often contradictory. >> oh, very much so. and in fact that's why you see such a huge disparity in insanity cases. with sometimes even very...

To life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killings of former u.s. navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. the verdict could not have come soon enough for family members. >> we waited two years for god to get justice for us on behalf of our son, and as always god has proved to be thankful and we're so thrilled that we have the verdict, that we have tonight. >> the jury rejected the defense argument that routh was insane. i spoke to cnn's ed lavandera last hour. he's been following this trial in texas since it began. >> reporter: insanity cases, especially her...

Everything. definitely you want a fair trial because you're so interested in a case like that because you sort of poison the jury pool. the question in this case is not who did it. we know who did. and why, and whether or not he was criminally insane? i think that's why the judge wants to keep everything under wraps. you also don't want to compromise a case like that. >> and the notebook, talking to the psychiatrists, these will be some things part of the trial. couldn't think that that information would bolster any defense that he's insane. >> i think that's going to be crucial. no question a...

There is one aspect of it that caught your attention. >> right. the one aspect that caught my attention of the colorado insanity defense -- and it is a classic mcnaughton rule -- is that the colorado legislature was very clear to exempt from the concept of insanity the idea that the actions that are based upon anger revenge, hatred or evil conditions do not rise to the level of insanity, and therefore, even if you've got an individual who is suffering from a mental disease or defect, if it is grounded in anger, hatred and evil, revenge, then the legislature has been very specific to exempt tha...