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Dr. johnson diagnoses kaczynski as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, but declares him competent to stand trial. >> the defense experts and sally johnson, who was newt al, who has no axe to grind, concluded that he actually was psychotic. and her diagnosis of him being psychotic caused the government to be willing to allow him to plead guilty and to take the death penalty off the table. >> he had two choices. either took the plea bargain. or we went ahead with the trial and we felt we were required to and were going to present evidence of mental condition. the idea of that was so devastati...

Dr. johnson diagnoses kaczynski as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, but declares him competent to stand trial. >> the defense experts and sally johnson, who was newt al, who has no axe to grind, concluded that he actually was psychotic. and her diagnosis of him being psychotic caused the government to be willing to allow him to plead guilty and to take the death penalty off the table. >> he had two choices. either took the plea bargain. or we went ahead with the trial and we felt we were required to and were going to present evidence of mental condition. the idea of that was so devastati...

As suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, but declares him competent to stand trial. >> the defense experts and sally johnson, who was newt al, who has no axe to grind, concluded that he actually was psychotic. and her diagnosis of him being psychotic caused the government to be willing to allow him to plead guilty and to take the death penalty off the table. >> he had two choices. either took the plea bargain. or we went ahead with the trial and we felt we were required to and were going to present evidence of mental condition. the idea of that was so devastating to him, he'd rather plead gui...

>> the judge said no, i will not let you have different attorneys. because it would take at least three months for new attorneys to get up to speed. we've already impanelled the jury, we brought witnesses in from around the country, we brought victims in. so then kaczynski said in that case, i'll defend myself. pro se. and i don't need three months to get up to speed. and at that point, the judge said, no, i won't allow it. kaczynski that night attempted to hang himself in his jail cell with his underpants. >> the suicide attempt along with other factors prompts the judge to order an examinati...

Dr. johnson diagnoses kaczynski as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, but declares him competent to stand trial. >> the defendant's expert and sally johnson, who was newt al, who has no axe to grind, concluded that he actually was psychotic. and her diagnosis of him being psychotic caused the government to allow him to plead guilty and take the death penalty off the table. >> he had two choices. either took the plea bargain. or we went ahead with the trial and we felt we were required to and were going to present evidence of mental condition. the idea of that was so devastating to him, he'...