Accused Tucson shooter returns to court
By The Week Staff | August 7, 2012
Jared Loughner, who is accused of shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was found mentally incompetent to stand trial after lengthy expert analysis, and a public outburst in court.
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ared Lee Loughner, the man accused of shooting and killing six people, and wounding 13 others, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, last January in Tucson, Ariz., will return to court on Tuesday. A court-appointed psychiatrist is expected to testify that Loughner, who has been forcibly medicated at a prison, is now mentally fit to enter a guilty plea. In the plea deal, Loughner would likely get life in prison.
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