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insanity plea

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Noun1.insanity plea - (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
plea of insanity
criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
plea - (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)


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This misleading fact, which has been utilized tendentiously to indicate that because of its rare use the insanity plea is not invalid, hides the tremendous involvement of psychiatry in the criminal justice system, from mitigated sentences to incompetence to stand trial.
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As trial after trial has shown, juries frown upon not only the `gay panic' defense but also insanity pleas in general.
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Socorro Caro - who cannot recall the incident - pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity, but she withdrew her insanity plea shortly after she was convicted.
KIN PRAY FOR KILLER OF THREE YOUNG SONS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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