The first time I sat face to face with an accused murderer I was a senior in college. I was an intern with the Pima County Public Defender in Tucson, …
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Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity: The Controversy, The Myths, and The Truth
Insanity and Public OpinionNot long ago, the Maryland mother who pushed her dead toddler in a swing for two days was found not criminally responsible for her …
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Competency To Stand Trial
Chapter 552.020 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri states that “No person who as a result of mental disease or defect lacks capacity to understand the …