Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik does not enjoy listening to Rush Limbaugh, but his comments about conservative talk radio might actually backfire and help Jared Loughner’s defense team make a persuasive argument to the courtroom that their client does not deserve the death penalty since he’s “mentally unbalanced” and Sheriff Dupnik agrees with this assessment

KGUN Channel 9 News Tucson, Arizona reports that, “Could Pima County Sheriif Clarence Dupnik be inadvertently be helping murder suspect Jared Loughner build his defense? That’s the claim from a few legal pundits.”

KGUN sought out legal experts to determine whether this claim holds up.

When Sheriff Dupnik announced he assumed Jared Loughner is mentally unbalanced and potentially influenced by sharp angry political talk; conservative commentators denounced Sheriff Dupnik’s remarks.

According to KGUN, “now a legal pundit on Fox News is suggesting Dupnik’s comments on Loughner’s mind may help Loughner build an insanity defense. Fox News Contributor Peter Johnson Jr. said, “the statements he made were based on the investigation.”

Steve Doocy, a Fox News anchor, added, “exactly, they’d been through the house and stuff like that so basically what you’re saying is by virtue of the fact the sheriif is out there saying, you know the rhetoric and all that stuff, he’s giving him a motive. The kid say this stuff, heard it … fomented, next thing you know he does this.”

Tnen Johnson concluded, “… and that he was crazy.”

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