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Hinckley insanity defence

Lawyers unhappy as insanity defence saves would-be presidential assassin Hinckley.

Lawyers unhappy as insanity defence saves would-be presidential assassin Hinckley. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

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Sun 22 Aug 198209:15
BBC Radio 4

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PresenterAlistair Cooke

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  • Fri 20 Aug 198221:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 22 Aug 198209:15
    BBC Radio 4

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