The Insanity Defense and the Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr
- ISBN-10
- 0879235330
- ISBN-13
- 9780879235338
- Category
- Law / Civil Procedure
- Pages
- 135
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- D.R. Godine
- Author
- Lincoln Caplan
Description
This book, published in 1984, tells of the insanity defense in English and American law and of the trial of John Hinckley, Jr., in 1982 for the shooting of Reagan and three others on 30 Mar 1981. Recounts the proceedings of Hinckley's trial for the attempted assassination of President Reagan, traces the history of the insanity plea, and argues for the continued use of that defense.
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