A case study in the insanity defense
by Richard J. Bonnie, John C., Jr. Jeffries, Peter W. Low · 2000
"This casebook first presents a background introduction and provides the history behind the insanity defense. The text features extensive coverage of the John W. Hinckley Jr. trial. It reviews the reactions to the verdict, comments and questions from the trial, and insanity defense reform after the trial. It also includes coverage of Hinckley's hospitalization and treatment."--Publisher's website.
Trials, litigationJurisprudenceInsanity DefenseTrials, litigation, etcCriminal liabilityTrials (Assassination)InsanityWashington (D.C.)GeneralUnited StatesLawHinckley, John W