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12 - The Insanity Defense

United States v. Hinckley (1982)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2019

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From Courtroom to Clinic
Legal Cases that Changed Mental Health Treatment
, pp. 139 - 157
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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