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Understood the difference between right and wrong. >> the prosecution argued that hinckley had carefully planned the attack. >> the fact that he was able to travel, the fact that he did look at the schedule, put that type of effort into planning this event, that's premeditated activity. >> the defense countered with dr. will carpenter's testimony on schizophrenia. >> the general with illnesses like schizophrenia, people can do most things in life in an ordinary way, so they're not conspicuously crazy. they don't go in mcdonald's and order watermelons. hinckley did not have a lot of disorganiza...

At this hour, john hinckley jr. pleads not guilty to charges he tried to kill president reagan, and body his lawyer and the government agree he is economy tent to stand trial. >> from the moment he was arrested the issue of sanity became paramount to the legal teams assigned to prosecute and defend john hinckley. >> facing a judge for the first time, hinckley stood while the clerk read the 13-count indictment. among the spectators were hinckley's parents. they watched intently as the clerk asked their son, how do you plead? in a clear, loud voice the 26-year-old hinckley answered, not guilty. ...

Hinckley had carefully planned the attack. >> the fact that he was able to travel, the fact that he did look at the schedule, put that type of effort into planning this event. that's premeditated activity. >> the defense countered with dr. will carpenter's testimony on schizophrenia. >> in general, with illnesses like schizophrenia, people can do most things in life in an ordinary way. so they're not conspicuously crazy. they don't go into mcdonald's and order watermelons. hinckley did not have a lot of disorganization. pathology. his was much more the reality distortion, false beliefs, and hi...

>> this hour john hinckley jr. pleads not guilty on charges he tried to kill president reagan and both his lawyer and his fwraeed he is competent to stand trial. >> the issue of sanity became paramount to the teams assigned to prosecute and defend john hinckley. >> facing a judge for the first time hinckley stood while the clerk read the 13 count indictment. among the spectators were hinckley's parents. they watched intently as the clerk asked their son how do you plead? in a clear, loud voice, the 26-year-old hinckley answered not guilty. >> you know, hinckley is an interesting person, but no...

At this hour, john hinckley jr. pleads not guilty to charges he tried to kill president reagan, and body his lawyer and the government agree he is competent to stand trial. >> from the moment he was arrested the issue of sanity became paramount to the legal teams assigned to prosecute and defend john hinckley. >> facing a judge for the first time, hinckley stood while the clerk read the 13-count indictment. among the spectators were hinckley's parents. they watched intently as the clerk asked their son, how do you plead? in a clear, loud voice the 26-year-old hinckley answered, not guilty. >> ...