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What was Andrea Yates' crime?
Killed her 5 kids in a bathtub
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How often is the insanity defense used?
1%
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T or F: The consequences from jurisdiction to jurisdiction is the same.
False
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Insanity is a __?__ term not a psychology term
Legal
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What is required for defendants attempting such a defense?
A mental examination
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Which offender orginally plead NGRI, but was later found to be competent to stand on trial?
T.J. Lane
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If defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity, what happens to them?
They are hospitalized
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T or F: Very few acquitted insanity defendants are given supervised release.
True
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T or F: People who are found insane are extremely dangerous.
False
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Who is the only person who can decalre someone insane?
A judge
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Who changed their plea 3 times, the last being NGRI?
James Holmes
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Female defendants found NGRI have similar _?__ as male NGRI counterparts?
Socioeconomic, psychiatric, and criminal backgrounds
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A defendant who is found NGRI and committed to a mental institution is confined for _?__ as long as is a defendant who is found guilty and sent to prison.
Twice
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Defendants who are found guilty spend more time where?
An institution
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Which defendant in the 3 cases talked about has an established history of mental illness before their crime took place?
James Holmes
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