His Trial
The Colin Ferguson case raised
serious questions about sanity and the law.
Ferguson chose to defend himself,
however, defense specialists William Kunstler
Ronald Kuby opposed his decision. They had
the court make a preliminary determination
of his psychological competency to stand trial
The court determined that Ferguson was indeed
competent, and the trial proceeded. Kuby sat
in as an assistant, but Ferguson directed his
own defense.
Ferguson's defense theory was
that the police were conspiring against him,
and after his long, rambling narratives,
on Feb.17, 1993, a jury found him guilty of
the murders.
In the end, Ferguson was sentenced
to 6 consecutive life sentences-about 200
years of prison time.
Killings
Victims
