The judge asked Brown if he wanted to make a statement before being sentenced.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

The judge explained that the patient had the mental capacity to make an informed decision.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

"I am sure she would have restated it, but if you look in the entire sweep of the essay that she wrote, what is clear is that she was simply saying that her life experiences will give her information about the struggles and hardships that people are going through, that will make her a good judge,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.30