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Federal Judge Considering Whether to Expand Freedom of Would-Be Reagan Assassin John Hinckley, Jr.

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Getty 042215 JohnHinckleyJr?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1429757490253AFP/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge will consider whether or not to give more freedom to John Hinckley, Jr., the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a mental hospital in the shooting that injured Reagan, his press secretary James Brady and a Metropolitan Police Department officer. For the last year and a half, Hinckley has been permitted to spend 17 days per month at his mother’s Williamsburg, Va., home.

Hinckley’s attorneys have argued that he should be able to live at his mother’s residence full-time. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman will decide whether to allow him to spend more time at his mother’s home.

The hearing is expected to last through at least Friday, and it could take days or weeks for Friedman to make a ruling.


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