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Insanity Defense in Supreme Court Case by efuchs160 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document is an amicus brief in support of recognizing an affirmative defense of legal insanity as a matter of due process. It argues that such a defense is fundamental to principles of justice and fairness that have been recognized for centuries in common law. It asserts that alternatives like considering mental illness only in determining mens rea or at sentencing are inadequate substitutes for a full insanity defense. The brief contends that severe mental illness can negate fault or blameworthiness,
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