Mini: Temporary Insanity

Why We Do What We Do

One defense that lawyers have successfuly used is the supposition that people can become temporarily unable to tell the difference between right and wrong. What does it mean to be temporarily insane? We discuss the implications of the use and idea behind temporary insanity and even briefly touch on the legal system in general.
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Links and References:

1. https://www.tba.org/index.cfm?pg=LawBlog&blAction=showEntry&blogEntry=28336
2. https://criminal.laws.com/murder/homicide/non-criminal-homicide/insanity-claims/famous-cases#:~:text=High%20profile%20criminal%20court%20cases,of%20the%20%22Twinkie%20Defense.%22
3. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/decoding-madness/202106/brief-history-the-insanity-defensehttps://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/temporary_insanity#:~:text=In%20a%20criminal%20trial%2C%20temporary,wrongfulness%20of%20the%20defendant's%20acts.
4. https://www.lawinfo.com/resources/criminal-defense/not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity.html

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