INSANITY:

                  

Legal Term:Was the person unable to tell the difference between right & wrong at the time of the crime? Is it a legal loophole?
 

 

USE OF THE INSANITY DEFENSE

	Public Belief	Reality
% of felony indictments involving the insanity plea	37%	0.9%
% of pleas resulting in acquittal	44%	26%

 
Source: Silver, Cirincione & Steadman

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