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New York Jury Finds Time Square Killer “Not Responsible” for Killing or Injuring 23 People

JonathanTurley

Four states—Kansas, Utah, Idaho, and Montana—have eliminated the defense entirely and only an estimated one percent of all felony cases involve an insanity plea. However, the defense argued that this was not indifference but insanity. It is fairly rare to win a case on the grounds of an insanity defense.

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