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8th Amendment

The Insanity Defense

August 7, 2023August 25, 2020

The Supreme Court considers the limits of a complex and controversial defense to crimes: insanity.

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Categories Legal Docket Tags 14th Amendment, 8th Amendment, constitutional law, criminal law, insanity defense, Kahler v Kansas, mens rea, mental illness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

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