DELAY PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION, SMITH'S LAWYER SAYS

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The lawyer forSusan Smith, the South Carolinian accused of murdering her two kids, asked a judge to delay his client's psychiatric evaluation for 90 days so he'll have more time to decide whether to use the insanity defense. Attorney David Bruck argued that Smith's rights would be violated by an immediate evaluation - - as the prosecution demanded today. Experts say the prosecutor, Thomas Pope, made the demand in order to force Bruck to reveal his defense strategy: a plea of guilty by reason of insanity or a guilty but mentally ill plea. The judge adjourned the hearing without ruling.Post your opinion on theCrimebulletin board.