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Insanity Acquittal Bars Appeal  


Author:  Fred Cohen.


Source: Volume 09, Number 06, March/April 2008 , pp.96-96(1)




Correctional Mental Health Report

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Abstract: 

A constitutional prohibition against appeals following an acquittal is invoked when the Supreme Court of Illinois rules that an NGRI finding is for all purposes an acquittal.

Keywords: People v. Harrison , 877 N.E.2d 432

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.

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