IN a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled that litigants claiming insanity as defense need not document their history ...

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday said a person does not need a documented history of mental illness to claim legal insanity as a defense. In a decision written by Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin ...

A person does not need to have psychiatric records in order to claim legal insanity as a defense, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled. In its decision, the SC’s Third Division acquitted an accused due to ...

The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a person does not need a documented history of mental illness to claim legal insanity as a defense. In a decision promulgated on Oct. 9, 2024, the SC’s Third ...

Pakett, however, thinks that Scantlebury fleeing the scene won’t ruin his chances of being granted the insanity defense. “My opinion is, is that running away after an incident does not negate ...

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The decision has received tons of backlash from legislators but one person in particular warned against the man’s release: the investigator who tracked down Jeffrey Dahmer.

"When I would do a piece of art, she was always, literally, the first person I would show it to every single time. She had severe depression, and throughout my teen years, I didn't see her smile a ...

The fight — which broke out on February 19 at the Spirit Airlines gate at Georgia’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport — involved what appeared to be two groups of men and women ...

"This individual killed and ate part of his victim and was found not guilty by reason of insanity," the statement read. "This terrible decision puts public safety in jeopardy... This person should ...

Connecticut man Tyree Smith was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the killing and eating of Angel Gonzalez in 2013 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...