The Trial
When Knight was conscious again, she was taken into custody for questioning. During questioning Knight acted as if she had amnesia and didn’t recall what had happened to Price. She was evaluated by a psychiatrist who believed that Knight’s amnesia was all an act, and she was deemed sane and found fit to stand trial which began in October 2001. Knight offered to plead guilty to manslaughter but was rejected. She was being charged with the murder of Price, but she entered a plea of not guilty. During the trial, Justice Barry O’Keefe offered the 60 jury prospects the option to be excused due to the graphic photographic evidence. Before the trial, many investigators took a leave of absence because of the disturbance the crime scene caused them. One day Knight changed her plea to guilty and the case was dismissed. Justice O’Keefe ordered a psychiatric assessment to determine if Knight understood the consequences of a guilty plea and if she was fit to make this plea. Knight’s legal tea...
