E. Lea Johnston

University of Florida Levin College of Law

Assistant Professor

P.O. Box 117625

Gainesville, FL 32611-7625

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

22

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Scholarly Papers (22)

1.

Theorizing Mental Health Courts

Washington University Law Review, Vol. 89, University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 2010-21
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2015
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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mental health courts, problem-solving courts, problem solving courts, therapeutic jurisprudence, rehabilitation, mental illness

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Vulnerability and Just Desert: A Theory of Sentencing and Mental Illness

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 103, No. 1, 2013
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 26 Mar 2013
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Downloads 468 (126,936)
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just desert, mental illness, equal impact, retributivism, mental disorder, sentencing, vulnerability, punishment, proportionality

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Mental Health Courts and Sentencing Disparities

62 Vill. L. Rev. 685 (2017), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 18-4
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 11 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2018
E. Lea Johnston and Conor Flynn
University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of Florida Levin College of Law
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mental health courts, problem-solving courts, sentencing, Erie County, mental illness

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Reconceptualizing Criminal Justice Reform For Offenders With Serious Mental Illness

Florida Law Review, Vol. 71, 2019, University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 19-21
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2019
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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criminalization theory, criminal justice, mental health

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Setting the Standard: A Critique of Bonnie’s Competency Standard and the Potential of Problem-Solving Theory for Self-Representation at Trial

UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 43, 2010, University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 2009-32
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 10 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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Sixth Amendment, self-representation, competency

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Legal and Clinical Issues Regarding the Pro Se Defendant: Guidance for Practitioners and Policy Makers

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 25(3), 196–211, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000197.
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 06 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2023
Colorado Mental Health Institute Pueblo, University of Florida Levin College of Law, West Virginia University - West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and Augusta University
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competence to proceed, forensic assessment, pro se competence, forensic evaluation

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Representational Competence: Defining the Limits of the Right to Self-Representation at Trial

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 86, 2010, University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 2010-08
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 25 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 09 Jun 2011
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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self-representation, Sixth Amendment, competence, problem solving

8.

Imperfect Insanity and Diminished Responsibility

76 Fla. L. Rev. 553 (2024), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 24-20
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 17 Jan 2024 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2024
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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Insanity, Diminished Responsibility, criminal responsibility, mental impairments, mental illness

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Modifying Unjust Sentences

49 Ga. L. Rev. 433 (2015), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 15-4
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 09 May 2014 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2015
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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over-incarceration, disproportionate punishment, sentence modification, mental illness, mental disorder

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The Status and Legitimacy of M’Naghten’s Insane Delusion Rule

54 UC Davis L. Rev. 1777 (2021), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper 21-11
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 27 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2021
E. Lea Johnston and Vincent Leahey
University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of Florida Levin College of Law, Student
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Communication and Competence for Self-Representation

84 Fordham L. Rev. 2121 (2016), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 15-19
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2016
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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self-representation, pro se, competency, competence, representational competence, Sixth Amendment, mental illness, mental disorder

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Retributive Justifications for Jail Diversion of Individuals with Mental Disorder

Behavioral Sciences & the Law 35.5-6 (2017): 396-407, DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2303.
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 22 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2024
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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criminal justice, incarceration, jail, diversion, mental illness, mental health court

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Assisted Outpatient Treatment: A State-by-State Comparative Review

73 Clev. St. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2025), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 25 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2024
E. Lea Johnston and Autumn Klein
University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Student
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Assisted outpatient treatment, AOT, preventive outpatient commitment, POC statutes, compelled treatment statutes, parens patriae, mental health, community treatment

14.

Extreme Emotional Disturbance: Legal Frameworks and Considerations for Forensic Evaluation

40 Behav. Sci. L. 733 (2022), DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2580, University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No, 23-8
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 13 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2023
University of Florida Levin College of Law, Forensic Specialty Group, University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Student, Forensic Specialty Group, Colorado Department of Human Services, Court Services Division and University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Student
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Extreme emotional disturbance, extreme mental or emotional disturbance, partial excuse, partial defense, mental health defense

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Diminished Criminal Responsibility: A Multinational Comparative Review

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Volume 91, 2023, 101919, ISSN 0160-2527, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2023.101919. (https://
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Sep 2023
University of Florida Levin College of Law, University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Student, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa and Universidad de Talca, Chile
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Criminal responsibility, Diminished responsibility, Comparative, Involuntary treatment, Criminal sentencing, Mental disorder

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Psychosis, Heat of Passion, and Diminished Responsibility

63 B.C. L. Rev. 1227 (2022), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper No. 22-21
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 16 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2022
E. Lea Johnston and Vincent Leahey
University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of Florida Levin College of Law, Student
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Conditions of Confinement at Sentencing: The Case of Seriously Disordered Offenders

Catholic University Law Review, Vol. 63, 2014, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 09 May 2014
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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sentencing, conditions of confinement, treatment in lieu of incarceration, mental disorders

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The Constitutionality of Assisted Outpatient Treatment

86 Ohio St. L.J. __ (forthcoming 2025), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 14 Nov 2024
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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Assisted Outpatient Treatment, AOT, Preventive Outpatient Civil Commitment, POC statutes, Court-ordered community treatment, Constitutionality, police power, parens patriae

19.

Delusions, Moral Incapacity, and the Case for Moral Wrongfulness

97 Ind. L.J. 297 (2022), University of Florida Levin College of Law Research Paper 22-30
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 16 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2022
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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An Administrative 'Death Sentence' for Asylum Seekers: Deprivation of Due Process Under 8 U.S.C. §1158(D)(6)'s Frivolousness Standard

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Oct 2010
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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Smoke and Mirrors: Model Penal Code § 305.7 and Compassionate Release

4 Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy 49, 2014
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 May 2014
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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sentencing, Model Penal Code, compassionate release, judicial release, judicial modification, American Law Institute

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Humane Punishment for Seriously Disordered Offenders: Sentencing Departures and Judicial Control Over Conditions of Confinement

Posted: 21 May 2013 Last Revised: 28 May 2014
E. Lea Johnston
University of Florida Levin College of Law

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mental disorder, mental illness, sentencing, sentencing departures, inhumanity, conditions of confinement, mitigation, offender hardship, undue hardship, vulnerability, proportionality, proportional punishment, equal impact