The odds of this going to trial are extremely low. Chris is clearly screwed and any attorney, whether court appointed or private, is going to basically try to work out the best way for Chris to plead guilty in exchange for a punishment that satisfies the state -- and institutionalization would definitely be in the cards for someone as delusional as Chris.
A trial would be a shitshow for the county/state and would probably also be rather expensive if they have to subpoena witnesses from across the country, not to mention the amount of autists who will show up just to watch. They probably don't want that.
The only way a trial is going to happen is if the prosecutor is dead set on punishing Chris to the maximum.