HINCKLEY, JOHN.
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Crazy and/or guilty as charged: insanity defense, diminished capacity, and the Constitution (Episode 1 of 13)
First episode of thirteen in a series. A documentary examining the changing legal rulings on the insanity plea. This program looks at John Hinckley’s insanity acquittal, Dan White’s diminished capacity verdict, and comments by legal experts, politicians, psychiatrists, and those acquitted on the basis of insanity. Sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil…

