Limiting the Insanity Defense: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Criminal Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, Second Session, on S. 818, S. 1106, S. 1558, S. 1995, S. 2572, S. 2658, and S. 2669, June 24, 30, and July 14, 1982U.S. Government Printing Office, 1983 - 395 páginas |
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acquitted acquittee amended by adding American Law Institute Attorney burden of proof CAVANAUGH chapter civil commitment conduct Congress Controlled Substances Act conviction COPELIN court crime criminal justice custody defendant detention determination disease or defect evidence expert facility Federal felony fense filed forfeited forfeiture found not guilty Government guidelines guilty by reason hearing Hinckley imposed insanity defense insanity plea inserting in lieu issue John Hinckley Judge TJOFLAT jurors jury KAMENAR lieu thereof M'Naghten M'Naghten rule mens rea ment mental disease mental health mentally ill motion offense paragraph parole person PRELINGER prisoner probation procedures proceeding prosecution provisions of section psychiatric psychiatrists question RAPPEPORT reason of insanity responsibility ROTH rule Senator HEFLIN Senator SPECTER Sentencing Commission sion standard statement supervised release tence term of imprisonment testimony tion title 18 treatment trial U.S. SENATOR United States Code verdict violation
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Página 25 - A person is not responsible for criminal conduct if at the time of such conduct as a result of mental disease or defect...
Página 311 - As these two questions appear to us to be more conveniently answered together, we submit our opinion to be that the jury ought to be told in all cases that every man is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction.
Página 18 - State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. [TITLE I — EMPLOYMENT] SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. As used in this title: (1) Commission. — The term "Commission...
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Página 311 - ... to the trial, but who was present during the whole trial and the examination of all the witnesses, be asked his opinion as to the state of the prisoner's mind at the time of the commission of the alleged crime? or his opinion whether the prisoner was conscious at the time of doing the act that he was acting contrary to law, or whether he was labouring under any and what delusion at the time?
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Página 311 - What is the law respecting alleged crimes, committed by persons afflicted with insane delusion in respect of one or more particular subjects or persons ; as for instance, where, at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, the accused knew he was acting contrary to law, but did the act complained of with a view, under the influence of insane delusion, of redressing or avenging some supposed grievance or injury, or of producing some supposed public benefit.
Página 311 - What are the proper questions to be submitted to the jury, where a person alleged to be afflicted with insane delusion respecting one or more particular subjects or persons, is charged with the commission of a crime (murder, for example), and insanity is set up as a defence? And thirdly, "In what terms ought the question to be left to the jury as to the prisoner's state of mind at the time when the act was committed?
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