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Attacks On The Insanity Defense
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The insanity defense refers to that branch of the concept of insanity which
defines the extent to which men accused of crimes may be relieved of
criminal responsibility by virtue of mental disease. The terms of such a
defense are to be found in the instructions presented by the trial judge to
the jury at the close of a case. These instr .... Middle of paper
.... and should be
abolished entirely. Insanity is a legal, not a medical definition.
Therefore, mental illness and insanity are not synonymous: only some mental
illness constitutes insanity. Insanity, however, includes not only mental
illness but also mental deficiencies. Due to this, there are problems in
exactly how to apply a medical theory to a legal matter (Herman, 1983;128).
The legal concepts of mental illness and insanity raise questions ....
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Number of words: 3680
Number of pages: 14 (approx. 250 words per double-spaced page)
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