Posted on 05/05/2011 5:05:23 PM PDT by markomalley
A judge has denied a bid by defense lawyers to keep confidential information about Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner's behavior while in federal custody.
District Court Judge Larry Burns, in a ruling made public on Thursday, said there is no reason to prohibit the U.S. Bureau of Prisons from releasing to law enforcement and federal prosecutors psychological records and other information about the 22-year-old college dropout.
Loughner's lawyers said such a release would violate the federal government's own guidelines and Loughner's constitutional right to protection from self-incrimination and due process.
"The Court finds that neither the psychotherapist-patient privilege nor the Fifth and Sixth Amendments bar the disclosure of this information to the Government," Burns wrote in rejecting that argument.
Loughner is accused of opening fire outside a Tucson grocery store on January 8, killing six people and wounding 13 others, include U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
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This guy deserves the same treatment that “Usama” got.
Is this the guy who had a pattern of making threats but the local sheriff - who was aware of the threats - chose to do nothing?
The local sheriff should be prosecuted for dereliction of duty!
That’s the guy.
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