A Successful Insanity Defense in Connecticut? Now What?
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 18, Number 01, May/June 2016 , pp.5-5(1)
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Abstract:
What precisely does it mean when a criminal defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI)? What typically occurs following a NGRI verdict? This article examines the case of a defendent post NGRI verdict who continues to commit criminal acts in the mental hospital setting.Keywords: M’Naghten Rule; State v. Anderson, 127 A.3d 100; present dangerousness
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