Arkansas Denies Right of Appeal to Insanity Acquittee: The Opinion Is Nominated for the Judicial Opinion Hall of Shame
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 14, Number 02, July/August 2012 , pp.25-25(1)
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Abstract:
An enforced insanity plea cost a defendant his right to a jury trial and a right to appeal despite the fact that there was no discussion of the defendant’s right to waive this defense and no discussion of the authority of the prosecutor or the court to do so.Keywords: Hughes v. Arkansas , 2011 WL 1319851, Pate v. Robinson , 383 U.S. 375, Lynch v. Overholser , 369 U.S. 705, Frendak v. United States , 408 A.2d 364, States v. Marble , 940 F.2d 1543, Illinois v. Anderson , 641 N.E.2d 591
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