Jared Lee Loughner: Trying Mentally Ill Suspects

Steve Goldstein talks to two people who have experience with the mentally ill as crime suspects. Attorney Robert Hirsh describes the process of defending a mentally ill client, and what being found incompetent to stand trial means for the defendant. Psychiatrist and author Dr. John Liebert explains the steps in determining whether a person is mentally fit or unfit to stand trial.

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