The evidence was excluded because of a statute that evidence of mental impairment short of legal insanity may be offered as bearing on capacity to form a specific intent.
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But prosecutors said his illness stopped short of legal insanity, and said du Pont killed Schultz because he was jealous of the respect the 1984 Olympics gold medalist commanded in the wrestling world.
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In 1843, Charlton was the site of the death and burial of murdered civil servant Edward Drummond, whose assassination led to the establishment of the M'Naghten Rules for legal insanity.
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:: : : White's lenient sentence ( at least, lenient on an overt level ) was based on the diminished capacity defense, rather than full-blown legal insanity.
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Two defense experts say Roque could not have known right from wrong, Arizona's definition of legal insanity, because of his menta | 466robably is mentally ill but still knew right from wrong.
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On 24 June 2008, he was found not guilty of these charges, by reason of legal insanity; he was committed for life plus 10 years to the state Department of Human Services for treatment.
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Malvo's attorneys are trying to convince the jury that his participation in the sniper attacks amounted to legal insanity _ that Malvo was so indoctrinated by Muhammad that he was unable to discern right from wrong.
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"It's up to the judge and the jury to decide when legal insanity begins, not the mental-health professionals, " said Chris Slobogin, a professor at University of Florida Law School.
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The code addressed general questions such as when a former conviction should bar a new prosecution for the same offense, when it is permissible to use force in defense of person or property and how to set standards for determining legal insanity.
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Not impressed with the theory that Rosenthal's fixation on the death of the couple's first child in February 1994 was enough to push Rosenthal to the point of legal insanity, Murphy said several doctors at Bridgewater State Hospital had agreed.