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Government rejects plea bargaining for Hinckley in Reagan shooting
U S officials said John W Hinckley Jr sought a plea under the Youth Corrections Act but authorities rejected the approach on March 30 1981 The act allows indeterminate sentences and early parole for young offenders Hinckley who will turn 26 soon faced potential life in prison for attempting to kill the president and armed assault on federal officers The case proceeds with possible insanity defenses and psychiatric examinations at Butner NC Government officials noted the act could yield discretionary and extended confinement rather than a fixed sentence The law's premise and utility faced opposition from officials including Norman A Carlson who urged repeal The incident also left James Brady Timothy J McCarthy and Thomas K Delahanty wounded
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New York Times
Washington Justice Department
John W. Hinckley Jr
Reagan
Hinckley
Vincent J. Fuller
United States
Charles F.C. Ruff
Justice Department
James S. Brady
White House
Timothy J. McCarthy
Secret Service
Thomas K. Delahanty
District of Columbia
Federal Correctional Institution
Butner
N.C
Fuller
United States Parole Commission
Parole Commission
Norman A. Carlson
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Carlson