The Role of Mental Illness in Criminal Trials: The insanity defense

accused acquittal actions adopted American applied appreciate approach behavior believe called capacity cause charged Cite claim cognitive committed common concept concerning conduct consider convicted court crime Criminal Law criminal responsibility decision defendant's defined delusion determine discussing disease or defect disorder doctrine doubt Durham effect emotional established evidence excuse existence expert fact federal formulation ground guilty held hospital impairment impulse individual insanity defense instruction issue judge judgment jury justice killing knowledge lack M'Naghten matter means ment mental condition mental disease mental illness mind Model moral murder nature offender opinion particular person present problem proved psychiatric psychopath punishment question reason responsibility result right and wrong rule sanity standard substantial suffering suggests supra note testimony tion trial understanding United verdict volitional witnesses wrong