They could probably pass the classic test for legal insanity.
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Prosecutors, by and large, are likely to fight any new definition of legal insanity.
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Five mental health experts consulted in the case agreed Laney met the standard for legal insanity.
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A determination of competency is different from a diagnosis of mental illness that could be used as a legal insanity defense.
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The standard for legal insanity in Virginia is an inability to distinguish right from wrong at the time of the crime.
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But as Ludwig notes, legal insanity is a much narrower definition than the broad brush of " mental illness ".
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After he was found competent to stand trial, Dalton's lawyers planned to a legal insanity defense for their client.
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The evaluation could be a first step toward a defense of legal insanity for Vernon, an option Brown said he was considering.
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On June 6, following a pretrial conference, Dalton's attorneys announced their plans to present a legal insanity defense for their client.
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Carlisle also said Uyesugi didn't meet the definition of legal insanity because he exercised self-control throughout the shootings, from planning to acting to escaping.
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