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