the one against jim huden's alleged accomplice, peggy thomas. der of russel doug also. that single fingerprint of hers on the page of the gun owner's manual. >> the case against jim was pretty strong. but the case against peggy was pretty weak. >> much more circumstantial. >> jean huden, the wronged wife, who stood to be the strongest witness against peggy thomas. according to jean, peggy told her everything that time jean visited her out in vegas. >> she said jim had presents for brenna and the kids and russel agreed to meet with jim to pass these presents on. >> peggy grovedrove off to create an alibi. >> they point a point of peggy driving the red gar, car, the sea bring, to buy a pack of cigarettes, with a receipt, to show where she was that time. she covered their tracks the bef this he could. >> powerful story but the prosecutors knew that putting jean huden on the stand was risky. in the years after jim fled to mexico, jim huden got into the trouble with the law over drugs and check forgery. >> i have talked to jean a lot. i do believe her

peggy thomas, unit supervisor, has been working with patients at atascadero for 18 years. >> they need to understand all of the roles of the people who are in the court. so we talk to them about the prosecutor and what he does, about the district attorney, what his role is. the public defender, the patient's role, the judge's role, so that when we go down to do the mock trial, they get a chance to practice that. >> by the time a patient is ready to take part in his mock trial, his medication has been stabilized. >> court is now in session. >> in this courtroom, therapists and staff members play the role of court officials. >> gentlemen, it's my duty to advise you of your constitutional rights. you're entitled to an attorney in all proceedings against you. if you cannot afford an attorney, an attorney will be appointed to represent you. at no cost to you. >> the people of the state of california against john guzman jr. >> mr. guzman, you're charged with three counts of assault on a non-prisoner with great bodily injury and one count of aggravated battery. do you understand these charges