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Insanity DefensesKen LevyLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge - Paul M. Hebert Law Center Walter Sinnott-Armstrongaffiliation not provided to SSRN June 1, 2011 OXFORD HANDBOOK ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CRIMINAL LAW, p. 299, John Deigh & David Dolinko, eds., Oxford University Press, 2011 Abstract: We explicate and evaluate arguments both for and against the insanity defense itself, different versions of the insanity defense (M'Naghten, Model Penal Code, and Durham (or Product)), the Irresistible Impulse rule, and various reform proposals.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 38 Keywords: insanity defense, M'Naghten, Model Penal Code, Durham, Product test, Parsons rule, irresistible impulse, loss of control, wrongfulness, irrationality, mental disease, mental illness, deific decree delusion Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: November 30, 2011Suggested Citation |
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