'Rockefeller' trial begins

[0:08] ..." Talking with famed defense attorney Al Johnson and this case -- Clark Rockefeller will call him Al. Is about -- Insanity that's what the defense will be. You have defended and been successful in such"...

[1:03] ..." he raises the defense of insanity. Shift the burden. Over to the commonwealth over to the state over to the district attorney to prove that that person is saying that since it's a little quirk in the law. It imposes upon the district attorney the duty to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. That the individual parents committed the offense he handled that that person was sane when he or she did so. Now that different than a person having a mental disorder. That the press reported yesterday that them it doctor testified. That. Rockefeller or -- try to. Doesn't have made substantial disorder pot"...

[2:11] ..." difficulties that as -- a defense attorney how difficult is that to make a jury understand it sounds like a lot of communal. Clinical mumbo Jumbo."...

[2:41] ..." You're going to see a battle of experts experts. Engaged by the commonwealth. And experts engaged by the defense we're going to testify that the examined him. And in their findings. He was unable to conform his conduct and lacked criminal responsibility. That's a tough road in this case because. The district attorney in showing. The planning of this event which existed over many months prior to. That happening of the event in question. If"...

[0:08]" Talking with famed defense attorney Al Johnson and this case -- Clark Rockefeller will call him Al. Is about -- Insanity that's what the defense will be. You have defended and been successful in such cases so now let's talk about may be the conception that misconception that people think these cases are not very effective."

[0:28]" Pilots. -- as a matter of fact that generally speaking the insanity defense does not succeed. And that's because there are -- incidence sanity. Which go up in the examination of witnesses. Under the law a person is not guilty. If that person lacked criminal responsibility when they committed a crime. And mrs. referred to by the -- the comment that one is not guilty by reason of insanity. The defendant once he raises the defense of insanity. Shift the burden. Over to the commonwealth over to the state over to the district attorney to prove that that person is saying that since it's a little quirk in the law. It imposes upon the district attorney the duty to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. That the individual parents committed the offense he handled that that person was sane when he or she did so. Now that different than a person having a mental disorder. That the press reported yesterday that them it doctor testified. That. Rockefeller or -- try to. Doesn't have made substantial disorder pot which impaired his judgment. Well that's simply is not sufficient. A person. Must. In order to be judged criminally insane. Must substantially be unable to appreciate the criminality that the legal words. On the wrong on this of their conduct. Or is unable to conform their conduct of the requirements of."

[2:11]" difficulties that as -- a defense attorney how difficult is that to make a jury understand it sounds like a lot of communal. Clinical mumbo Jumbo."

[2:19]" And it certainly sounds like that and it is. Very difficult. And resolves itself generally speaking. Not with the actions of the -- him or herself. What -- the testimony of expert that's what's commonly referred to as the battle of the experts. And that is what you're going to see here in this case involving direct threat. You're going to see a battle of experts experts. Engaged by the commonwealth. And experts engaged by the defense we're going to testify that the examined him. And in their findings. He was unable to conform his conduct and lacked criminal responsibility. That's a tough road in this case because. The district attorney in showing. The planning of this event which existed over many months prior to. That happening of the event in question. If you believe that read the news reports. That planning events. The person who was not only not insane what -- carefully planned out the abduction of his daughter. And that was set forth again if you believe about reports. By engaging the a driver to drive to New York. By distracting the escort telling me escort that the driver was a close friend of news. By a adopting a new name when he got to Baltimore. By stating a different occupation when he got the -- from Norwood has brought up buying -- almost put some. Pardon. -- 5000 dollars those things all indicate that an individual. Planned at the event in question and was not criminally insane."