1. Insanity Plea
There is an immense difference between our common sense understanding of insanity and the permissible definition of insanity. ... The legal definition of insanity is "(1) a deranged state of the mind usually occurring as a specific disorder and usually excluding such states as mental retardation, psychoneurosis, and various character disorders, (2) such unsoundness of mind or lack of understanding as prevents one form having the metal capacity required by law to enter into a particular relationship, status, or transaction or as removes one form criminal or civil responsibility," (Ireland, 198...
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