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What is an insanity defense?; It typically refers to a plea that defendants are not guilty because they lacked the mental capacity to realize that they committed a wrong or appreciate why it was wrong.
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/aron/qa227...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/aron/qa227.htm
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THE JOHN HINCKLEY TRIAL & ITS EFFECT ON THE INSANITY DEFENSE ... EVOLUTION OF THE INSANITY PLEA ... EVOLUTION OF THE INSANITY PLEA; USE OF THE INSANITY DEFENSE IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE HINCKLEY TRIAL...
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www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hinckley/hinc...
www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hinckley/hinckleyinsanity.htm
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Myths or Facts regarding insanity ... It is unlikely that many criminal defendants attempt to "fake" insanity because it is very risky for any criminal defendant; all chances to plea bargain and contest material facts of the case are lost...
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www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hinckley/MYTH...
www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hinckley/MYTH.HTM
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An insanity plea is a poor excuse for serious lawbreaking, and should have no bearing on punishment. In a majority of criminal cases, especially murder trials, an insanity plea is merely a defense strategy aimed at delivering guilty defendants from the death penalty or serving time in prison.
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speakout.com/activism/issue_briefs/1229b-1.html
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Is the insanity plea good or bad Okay people say they are insane and most often get away with murder They are put into a little room and are givin drugs So they get it easy Where their victum never ... but i think those things should be proven before a plea of insanity can be made!
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www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm251741.html
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An essay by nineteenth century writer Sarah Orne Jewett which opposes Guiteau's insanity plea. Prefaced with a summary of the case and the issues raise ... Text of Jewett's "The Plea of Insanity"
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www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/una/plea.htm
www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/una/plea.htm
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Mary Winkler Waived Hearing; Her Attorney Requested Psychological Exam ... Mary Winkler, who police say confessed to the murder of her husband, Matthew, may use a plea of temporary insanity brought on by postpartum depression. Mark Strassmann reports.
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www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/31/national/main1458842...
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/31/national/main1458842.shtml
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Using 35 variables and discriminant analysis procedures, it was found that, of 133 male defendants entering the insanity plea in Colorado, 87 percent were classified correctly into the disposition groups ... Negatively related to the insanity verdict were diagnoses of substance use and personality disorders...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/3365477
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2008/12/28 - It might seem a stretch, but fallen financier Bernard Madoff’s legal team may be “exploring an insanity defense,” according to the New York Daily News. - An Insanity Plea for Madoff? ... Fine, no problem, I think we should accept the guilty by reason of insanity plea, and then pack this crook off to a...
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www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081228_team_mado...
www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081228_team_madoff_mulling_insanity_plea/
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