Sitka, Alaska Jason Abbott pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder in the first degree, and to one count of attempted murder in the first degree, during his arraigment in Sitka Superior Court this morning (4-4-08). KCAW's Robert Woolsey speaks with former public defender Don Surgeon about why “not guilty” is a preferred tactic, and why the insanity defense is risky in Alaska.
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