Posted on July 13, 2015 by Terrence McCoy in The Washington Post The Washington Post, By Terrence McCoy The judge settled his gaze on the homeless man accused of sleeping beside an office building in downtown Washington. It was a Saturday afternoon in early April at D.C. Superior Court, and Alfred Postell, a diagnosed schizophrenic, stood before Judge Thomas Motley. Postell’s hair was medium length and graying. His belly spilled over his pants. A tangled beard hung from his jowls. “You have the right to remain silent,” a deputy clerk told Postell, according to a transcript of the arraignment. “Anything you say, other than to your attorney, can be used against you.”
