Insanity defense
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Bill of Rights week: insanity defense (Episode 5 of 6)
This is the fifth episode in the Bill of Rights Week series, derived from PZ0047 Bill of Rights Radio Education Project. The topic of this episode is the insanity defense, and one of the voices heard in this episode is William French Smith. Executive producer is Adi Gevins, with assistance from Ginna Allison and David…
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Crazy and/or guilty as charged: the insanity defense, diminished capacity, and the constitution (Episode 15 of 15)
The fifteenth in the series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, with major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This episode explores the constitutional aspects of the insanity plea and diminished capacity defenses. Produced by Adi Gevins and Ginna Allison, with research…