Photo Essay: Nichols Claims Insanity

Defense team and defendant, left to right: Penny Marshall, Brian Nichols and Joe Guastaferro listen to the opening trial proceedings Thursday morning July 10, 2008, in Atlanta, Ga. Jury selection in the much-delayed trial of Nichols, the accused courthouse killer, got underway Thursday at the Fulton County courthouse. 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.(AP Photo/John Spink,pool)

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Defendant Brian Nichols, second from left, and his defense team; Penny Marshall,left, Josh Moore and Joe Guastaferro, right, listen to the opening trial proceedings Thursday morning July 10, 2008, in Atlanta, Ga. Jury selection in the much-delayed trial of Nichols, the accused courthouse killer, got underway Thursday at the Fulton County courthouse. 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.(AP Photo/John Spink,pool)

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Superior Court Judge James Bodiford listens to replies from the defense team during the opening trial proceedings Thursday morning July 10, 2008, in Atlanta, Ga. Jury selection in the much-delayed trial of Nichols, the accused courthouse killer, got underway Thursday at the Fulton County courthouse. 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.(AP Photo/John Spink,pool)

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May 25, 2005: Brian Nichols and his attorney Gary Parker during court proceedings, Atlanta, Georgia.

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May 17, 2005: Brian Nichols and his attorney Christopher Adams during arraignment hearing, Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta, Georgia.

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March 15, 2005: Brian Nichols, murder suspect, at hearing in Fulton County Jail, Atlanta, Georgia.

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March 15, 2005: Ashley Smith was held hostage by courthouse shooting suspect Brian Nichols, Augusta, Georgia.

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Nov. 11, 2005: Fulton County courthouse judicial center, Atlanta, Georgia.

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