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Mark Chapman sentenced - Lawyer claims insanity

Title
Mark Chapman sentenced - Lawyer claims insanity
Genre
Press conference
TX Date
25 Aug 1981
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:01:40
Description
The unidentified lawyer of Mark Chapman (poss. Jonathan Marks) tells a press conference that he believes Chapman to be clinically insane, following Chapman’s sentencing to 20 years’ imprisonment for the murder of John Lennon. Male and female journalists not identified.
Contributors
Jonathan Marks?
Keywords
USA; Deaths; Death; Crime; Homicide; Mental health; Imprisonment; Mental diseases; John Lennon; Sentencing; Insanity; Psychoses; Mark Chapman

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