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Supreme Court rules states can eliminate insanity defense
The Hill ^ | 03 23 2020 | Harper Neidig

Posted on 03/23/2020 8:08:37 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

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My understanding is that Kagan is more of an "originalist" judge than you might expect when it comes to matters involving contract law.

This one involving a criminal case kind of caught me off guard.

21 posted on 03/23/2020 9:04:37 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Oh, but it's hard to live by the rules; I never could and still never do.")
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To: yesthatjallen

Good.


22 posted on 03/23/2020 10:07:29 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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Agreed. You don’t get someone committing murder and then getting out of an institution after a few years in a psych ward.


23 posted on 03/23/2020 10:22:13 AM PDT by tbw2
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To: yesthatjallen

Thank God, closing a vagina card loophole.


24 posted on 03/23/2020 11:04:25 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Let’s hope the states are smart enough to do this.


25 posted on 03/23/2020 3:42:04 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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To: teeman8r

I just found this article. Do the guilty get judged innocent because of insanity?


26 posted on 07/04/2023 6:16:54 PM PDT by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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mostly yes...

it is stupid... guilty for reasons of insanity...


27 posted on 07/04/2023 7:32:13 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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i do this in traffic court all the time

judge: how do you plea?

me: not guilty for reasons of insanity.

Judge: you’re crazy.

me: i’d like to call you as my first witness.


28 posted on 07/04/2023 7:34:25 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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