What Now for the Insanity Defense?

Authors

Fernand N. Dutile, Notre Dame Law SchoolFollow
Thomas H. Singer

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1983

Publication Information

58 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1104 (1983).

Abstract

The jury's verdict of acquittal by reason of insanity in the case of President Reagan's attempted assassination has stirred vivid debate, both in and out of the U.S. Congress and other public bodies. This article will briefly discuss the history of the insanity defense in the United States, the current status of that defense, and some major problems remaining in its use.

Comments

Reprinted with permission of the Notre Dame Law Review.

Recommended Citation

Fernand N. Dutile & Thomas H. Singer, What Now for the Insanity Defense?, 58 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1104 (1983)..
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