At the beginning of the year, two major trials featuring the insanity defense were set to demonstrate on a grand stage how we as a country perceive the defense. The first of those cases was the ...

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that a state need not adopt an incapacity test that turns on a defendant’s ability to recognize that his crime was morally wrong in order to comply with the ...

NEW YORK — As the murder trial of a nanny who fatally stabbed two small children in her care entered its fourth week Monday, the jury has begun wrestling with one of the most controversial, ...

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A horrific murder occurs. The defendant is caught and pleads not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). If the plea is successful, is someone getting away with murder without legal consequences? Well, ...

As anybody knows, a classic defense in cases of murder, rape and aggravated assault is insanity. But what about white-collar crimes like tax dodging? Two Manhattan defendants — who also happen to be ...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving a schizophrenic teenager in Arizona, convicted of killing a police officer. His attorney argued that proving insanity under the state's law ...

Kentucky lawmakers filed a bill this session that would eliminate the insanity defense in the state. "Logan's Law" is named for a 6-year-old boy who was murdered in his home in 2015. Ronald Exantus, ...