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Originally Posted by wolf
Insanity defenses are actually quite rare. Off the top of my head, it's used in less than 3% of cases, and is not usually successful.
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Ya know what's eff'ed up? In my piddly Dayton, Oh, State Hosp. I had two NGRI on my ward and we had three wards. NGRI is not so uncommon. What is common is public disinterest in the case. I had a woman who set fires in local McDonalds and then, when rescue personnel would arrive, would demand a "get-a-way car" and "a pair of black hose!"...McDonalds was NOT eager for the publicity a trial would engender and the woman was quietly committed. Plus, she was nuts.
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Last edited by Trilby; 08-01-2006 at 11:29 AM.
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