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Kohberger, Vallow Daybell cases can’t involve insanity defense in Idaho. Here’s why | Opinion
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn most states, a person accused of a crime may claim insanity as a defense, meaning that if they...
The Insanity Plea That Shook a Small Town
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTHE MAN STOOD in the shadow of the trees facing the small tan house. He was tall and had the close-cropped military haircut of the Marine he’d been until...
Prosecution, defense agree: Soares not criminally responsible for park killing
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWARWICK – A psychiatrist testifying for the prosecution on Friday came to the same conclusion as the...
‘Mentally unfit for trial.’ What’s it mean? How does Idaho restore defendants’ competency?
Idaho Statesman McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoIdaho is one of four states in which a person’s mental condition cannot be used as a defense against...
Tallahassee woman found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2019 stabbing at a McDonald's
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlexis Cutler was found not guilty of attempted murder and kidnapping because a judge found she...
Delaware becomes 17th state to ban "LGBTQ+ panic" defense in court of law
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDelaware became the 17th state to pass a ban on the “LGBTQ+ panic” defense in a court of law, a move...
Trailblazing North Jersey attorney known to all as 'Skippy' receives achievement award
Daily Record via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFor nearly half a century, prosecutors and litigators have known they were in for a tough fight when...
Banning The 'Gay And Trans Panic' Defense From America’s Courtrooms
Oxygen via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs lawmakers around the country are pushing for LGBTQ+ equality, many experts want to see the "gay...
NH legislation would eliminate ‘gay panic’ legal defense for killing an LGBTQ+ person
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNew Hampshire House and Senate lawmakers this week will negotiate House Bill 315, which would...
New London woman claims insanity defense in son's killing
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoApr. 17—Tiffany Farrauto, the New London woman charged with murder in the strangling death of her 4-year-old son, is expected to use an insanity defense at her upcoming trial in New London Superior ...
