Attacks On The Insanity Defense
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The insanity defense refers to that branch of the concept of insanity which
defines the extent to which men accused of crimes may be relieved of
criminal responsibility by virtue of mental disease. The terms of such a
defense are to be found in the instructions presented by the trial judge to
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offenders, and the overall usefulness of such a defense. In all, I believe
that these problems, as well as others which will be mentioned later, lead
us to the conclusion that the insanity defense is useless and should be
abolished entirely. Insanity is a legal, not a medical definition.
Therefore, mental illness and insanity are not synonymous: only some mental
illness constitutes insanity. Insanity, however, includes not only mental
illness but also mental deficiencies. Due to this, ....
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