Case 3:76-cr-00088
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Decelbxr 20, 1976 z , .
The Nonon u ble Bruce R . Thompson Unitcâ Strtes District Judge k Fcdoral Butld ing
;00 800t Street h
Reno . Ntvtda z s
Re 1 Phkllip Craâg Carztdo . -
Dear Judge Thompson, Pursuant to your order of December 10, 1976. I e xami d ne the defendant in the Vashoe County Jaîl for the purpose
of ps hî yc atrt evaluail on Decenber l9, 19?6. I also c on
Yr Hazel. m
revlelod the materîal supplied to ne by h1s counsel, h r . r :
Hr. Garrtdo was a tall, thin whfte nale. He appeared as sn unEhaved. unkenpt man lookîng h:s stateâ age . He prezented his sfory tn a clear and loglcal fashton . He staked that he had abused LSD , nartl uana, alcoho and l, cocalne for the past stx years. He has particularly abused LSD. Accordîng to htm thls abuse occurred on a daily
bast froa 1970 t k97h. ' contt s o He nued w1t LS untl hts h D l
prcsent lncarceratton. He had not repeated LSD intake for
one veek prtor to the allegei offensej Yut he states that he did tngest 'four htts' after he had âbducted the victin ' ' He conplalns of sol memory and preceptual disturbances. ne
secondary to chronlc LSD abuse. These complaints are not unusual for soaeone wtth h1s long drug abuse htstory .
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B1s past nodlcal and psychtatrkc history is fatrly unrevealing. He denies psychlatric hospit nlizatlon or treatl uent. He d cnlcs a htstory of any neurologkcal dtsorder wtth the exception of 'lsgralne' headaches. ' '
Ee reports one past tncarceratlon &n Contra Costa County
Clayton Farn ln 19 for possesslon of an l 71 llecal s ubstxnce.
He X was born in Pittsburgh , Cali nia on April 5, 1951. for
e was the second of two skbllngs and was raksed Yy his biologlc parents. He reports considerable enoltonal confltct xïth hts parents durîng h1s formatkve years. He graduated
fron Ltncoln Dni Htgh Scho t 1969. The on ol n reafter: he
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' :' .*' . on t...oif rC a nuatc&. and bkr'n abusing da cs . v1 ïr: k 1 ' l . n ua ' a nl
Kkt ' CX a 6..t h ln a local castno. .. r L1 f'xtr . '
j , x ..r '4y. yo Nc. rtrrte: t 1972 an .hîs w5fe curront o . .e ., j ys . . . : . . l s v l n d . ly
' tvtlrt the lntcw tev. He dented sui idal tdeation l ' r-tr L . . r !e . tas orlontcd l a.l three spheres . His lenory for tr kx r n 1 c u. dlate c
17k )czlol tl'tus txt a h zc. i.x . q r uaknatton revealed a young man as dcscribed !' , J ltcl contxnt shoret a clear, preclse explanatton of L 1 ' t . ! l . , k k) t.k :, c'tround!ng the alleged offense. He lade uvntion l' ''' ts l . . . n a of rt'cnt lnclcns1ng religiosity. There were scveral t' l . w N m Ccz nzos t GoG and Jesus. He staied that he had bacone v 3 jork rollr lous în recent ueeks . He satd hts preoccupptton . a t e g :.B hol of lorg.st ndtng. H1s verbal producttons were not .. è ' z o ct!Mssonpl ln qlaltty. 1e based h5s new > 1tgtous Nntezests !). ; . lv 1 zx !t-o lprroprlatcly on the constderable guilt and fear he was .) ' t .z $:.;.%a :rtt su ce Yelng tncarcerated . He belteves stm ngly .f .'! h qj 'I:. t thnt CSD incrcases hts sexual m wers. He was preoccupted :'. h tho idca of sex and admttted to a hlstory of sev .' lL em l Jsk4!' c:cordezs. l looked and acted deprtssed . He had. ; . '1 l . ' !e a a tltyrecotve toed or af'ect. He Fould occastonally ez' q f y
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s ccnt, an; rt oie events was at ttnes spotty . but 'here was. m t nothlnd speciftc to make one Euspeet 1he pm sence of a chm nic c;.lcd then by that telm, but t1c-e coîplatnts aj ' nk' to be ' ' ) ..: l ''' c ed th1 . o puxceptual disturbances ncntlont above which. cre h d . Ci
orw-lsc Ym ln syndrone. ' ti. a
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He co nplat d of ha nc llucl mations and
ezccrclngly connon anorg N ople who have a histo:' of LSD . l z cy abure. Hi Jusgnent was veU m or. Hî t .ght was minlj l. s s nsl lt z l lt a. s lntolltgtnco epvacrod to be avo , ' z - 1 . T 1 ' 7 a.
lz diaguosîs uould fall tnto two categorîes. I feel that ( he has a nixed sexual deviation and ehronic dx ag Th abuse. a llttor ïny be responsible in prrt for the fon n v ï er In nen :11* satyriasls we usually see a excessive conslznt 7 . pv roccuration with the deslre for coîtus. It ts usually asgoct ' wtth cc i alâ apulsl masturbatt . Thts aspect ts ve on elee'ly present tn thts nan and ls part of his mu tlpl .c k A c'xuo dovtation. SLnce this pay resvlt fron orga e w i ï dysfunction such as temporal lobe disorders nNc , cerebral oyyhtlis. or excesstve use of drugs . 1 suggest that a nrul oologicœl eonsultatlon also be obtained by the Cot . aA In ny opinton the defendant is competent to understmnd the chArges agalnst htm and îs able to asstst hîs attorney kn the prep aratîon and presentati of ht defense. It is on s alro Dy opinion that at the ttme of the crtnes chwrgod 1ho 'LCGû?cnt as l result of mental âlsease or defect . . dî uo1 lac subatantlal capactt either to apprectlte the d : y . h' agfulness of hts conduct or to conforn hts conduct cr i o the requirenents of the law.
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