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Photo Essay: Nichols Claims Insanity

July 10: Brian Nichols listens to the opening trial proceedings in Atlanta, Ga. Nichols, who is accused of a courthouse shooting rampage that left four people dead pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, more than three years after prosecutors say he confessed in the killings.
July 10: Defendant Brian Nichols and his defense team; Penny Marshall, left, Josh Moore and Joe Guastaferro, right, listen to the opening trial proceedings. Jury selection in the much-delayed trial of Nichols, the accused courthouse killer, got underway Thursday at the Fulton County courthouse.
July 10: Superior Court Judge James Bodiford listens to replies from the defense team during the opening trial proceedings Thursday morning.
May 25, 2005: Brian Nichols and his attorney Gary Parker during court proceedings, Atlanta, Georgia.
May 17, 2005: Brian Nichols and his attorney Christopher Adams during arraignment hearing, Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta, Georgia.
March 15, 2005: Brian Nichols, murder suspect, at hearing in Fulton County Jail, Atlanta, Georgia.
March 15, 2005: Ashley Smith was held hostage by courthouse shooting suspect Brian Nichols, Augusta, Georgia.
Nov. 11, 2005: Fulton County courthouse judicial center, Atlanta, Georgia.