Dang ! That was a skimpy article ( but thanks for the post ).
I guess the attorney is just posturing and doing what he has to do.
You'll never convince me ( or any jurist ) that Sam is crazy.
If you or I snap and kill someone tomorrow , we might be able to go with some type of insanity or mental health defect issues. But Sam with his horrorcore , wont be able to pull it off.
For illustration , suppose I come up with a type rap called
"BANKROBBACORE" in which I and perhaps some others , rap about robbing banks , atm tipping , and clipping all manner of financial institutions.
Might be on youtube and have my own website.
Flashforward to a bank robbery in my home town. Suppose four blocks away I get stopped from said bank just after the deed goes down , with ink dye on my clothes and a curiously empty money sack.
Question : Am I guilty ?
Answer : Of course !
Now I can have an attorney argue all kinds of things. But between my rappin' and the ink dye , you know all you need to know.