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    Expected to plead guilty today

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Hi -- and well today could come down to how Jared Laughner handles himself and there are a lot of -- the diagnosed schizophrenic has not been in court.

For more than a year he's been receiving treatment including psychotropic drugs.

In a Missouri federal mental hospital since last summer the expectation is.

He is ready to enter a guilty plea however -- there could change his mind or he could act out which has happened in the past.

It's up to Laughner and the judge.

When a defendant.

Enters a guilty plea that is going to send him away for life without the possibility of parole.

This judge will ask -- -- -- a large amount of questions.

Many questions I should say for purposes of making sure this is a voluntary.

Plea.

That he knows and understands the consequences of the plea.

Now this could be a long day it could be a very short date -- and if -- guilty plea is accepted then it's likely you'll get a life sentence and avoid the death penalty back -- -- Alicea what are we hearing today from the victims and their families.

-- there been a lot of victims and family members attending these hearings and we do know big deals like this where there has been a plea deal the prosecution is often reached out to evict downs.

To make them aware.

Those inside the courtroom today it will likely here Loughner himself in his own words describe the judge step by step what his actions war.

In that Safeway parking lot in January of last year.

Or attorneys could just was the events of that day we will have a Fox News producer.

In the courtroom today this is a producer who has been in every hearing that Laughner his hat and -- -- have all those details later on today petting him police -- -- live in Tucson thank you.

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