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the defendant is constantly preoccupied with a concern that no one else seems to share. “Is it dillusional to be preoccupied with a real problem?” Douglas asked. Young responded that the difficulty lies in the definition of “real problem.” According to Young. Douglas bases his opinions as to the alleged conspiracy and Marx's secret identity on “feelings, thoughts and interpretations” rather than on actual fact or proof.
Legally Sane Young said there is no way he could predict whether Douglas would be able to comply with a court order to stay away from Peter Marx. As to whether there's any type of mental treatment which could help the defendant, the doctor said success or failure would depend on Douglas’ attitude. In conclusion. Young held that Douglas is not insane “in the eyes of the law...in legal terminology." Asked whether he believed Douglas to be sane or insane. Dr. James Dimitris, forensic unit director at Central State Hospital, replied that his sanity was "a matter of time and place." At the current time, he elaborated. Douglas can distinguish between right and wrong and can control his impulses and so meets the tests for legal sanity.
As to the defendant’s assertions on the identity of the man he shot and his involvement in a communist conspiracy, Dimitris said he has “a strong suspicion” that Douglas' thinking is dillusional but couldn’t state so positively since he has never heard an explanation from Marx or other involved parties.
Douglas maintained that Dimitris' evaluation of his mental state was based at least in part on an "unsigned and undated" deposition from the commonwealth’s attorney's office, a deposition he described as a “blatant lie."
Dimitris noted that his opinion of Douglas’ mental condition was qualified in so far as it was based on information supplied to him. Different information could produce a different conclusion. he added.
Douglas asked Judge Robertson about discussing in chambers Baumgardner's conduct, specifically his circulation of the deposition the defendant described as false. "1 was committed to a mental institution on the basis of those unsigned lies!" Douglas charged.
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