Jury begins deliberations in Castillo trial:

Closing arguments took place today in the Alvaro Castillo trial. Nothing earth-shattering there. The prosecution says he’s a cold-blooded killer. The defense says he’s insane. Blah blah blah.

However, what I want to touch on is what happens if the jury finds Castillo not guilty by insanity…

Castillo would immediately be committed to a state mental health hospital. In 50 days, he would get a hearing. Another would follow three months after that and then annually. The fact that he had committed a homicide would be noted in his records. To get out, Castillo would have to prove he no longer was mentally ill and not a threat to himself or others.

Considering how many mental health care workers he’s already faked out what’s a couple of more?

Hopefully, the jury will see him for the manipulative killer that he is.