john hinkley, for anybody under 40, he shot ronald reagan and i think that the first things sought wast was a political assassination. was it? >> not at all. and hinkley later when interviewed by psychiatrists said he did it a as gift to the actress jodie foster so what appeared to be an attack on conservativism's greatest symbol was in fact, some crazed love act for a hollywood actress. when you look into the case, it demonstrates why it is so dangerous to politicize the crimes early on. because in tenin the end, they have nothing to do with politics, bua deranged mind. >> and also, from hinkley to jared loughner who has now, last year, he has plead guilty to shooting 13 people, and hurting them and shooting

after john hinkley got away with shooting the president, most state, 35 said, no, no, the burden is nowve that the person didn't know right from wrong, but in colorado, it is different. there are a handful of states, including colorado, where the burden is on the prosecution beyond and to the exclusion of a reasonable doubt to show that the person was sane. that creates some issues for sure for the prosecution. >> that is tough. i mean, that is tough. it is i have always said that you are tough to prove you are legally insane if you are the defense, but the prosecutors in colorado have the say, no, no, forget about the insanity story and we will prove it. and the second prong is the nature and the consequences of the actions and you have to understand the nature and the consequences of your actions if you are to be found giuilty. so do any of these things not suggest that? >> well, let me just say this, in colorado, there's only three people on death row. there's only three. i think that there is a reason for that. i think that oftentimes the prosecutors for many reasons are more inclin