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se Additionally, on cross examination of one of the defense psychiatrists by Deputy District Attorney John Howard, Dr. Schorr was asked if he (Schorr) had heard Sirhan testify that Sirhan had first left the Ambassador and went to his car and got in his car and then determined he (Sirhan) was too drunk to drive, and that Sirhan had worried about car insurance and the possibility of an -automobile accident and thereafter decided to go back to the Ambassador Hota) te get anffasn and enhar un Havward saelrad Dr a a ee ee Ss ee ft oY de ee ed ra ed a et es “ips bi PCR SA ad Pe he ed s Schorr if that indicated to Dr. Schorr a diminished capacity. Schorr answered that Jit did not indicate a diminished capacity ‘parsonality. bee, Additionally, the prosecution argued that activities and statements of Sirhan reflected his intent to kill Kennedy, statements to the Pasadena trash collector, and his statements " *‘goncerning his gun “it could kill a dog", and that these pointed to a definite premeditated State of mind. Additionally, while at the police station during, waetoreviews by police officers and deputy district attorneys; ¢% ‘ot fered first water and then coffee, Sirhan asked the officers to first sip the liquid before Sirhan would taste the offered coffee and water. Several police officers, including the original arresting officers and interviewing officers, testified there was no odor of alcohol, or indication of drug use by Sirhan, and that ‘Sirhan at all times reflected and showed an alert state of mind. Summary of Trial Evidence It is clear from the record that there was abundant evidence of premeditation and deliberation of first degree murder. Sirhan had purchased the murce. -eapon almost six months prior to the assassination. Statements to the trash collector two months prior to the assassination that Sirhan was “planning on shuoting that sori-of-a~-bitch Senator Kennedy", and Sirhan's stalking of Kennedy, all reflected by Sirhan's own testimony added substance to this conclusion. Additionally, Sirhan's trip to the shooting range, his visit to the Ambassador Hotel two days prior to the assassination, and his conduct immediately prior to the assassination, including his asking of questions relative to Senator Kennedy's intended route and security protection, including his statements after the assassination that he could "explain" and committed his act "for my county," and his possession on his person of clippings relative to Senator Kennedy and the Senator's favorable position towards Israel, all added to evidence of premeditated murder. Finally, in front of the jury, Sirhan admitted that during a courtroom cutburst while the jury was absent, he had stated, "I killed Robert Kennedy willfully, premeditatedly, and with 20 years of malice afore- thought." - 17 - a aes Se ee ee