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Insanity Defense in U.S. Courts Faces Scrutiny and Debate
Chicago truck driver Stephen Marcantonio fought an insanity defense in a $400,000 fraud case, highlighting appeals to limit or abolish the plea. Legal scholars warn of abuses and inconsistencies while states experiment with guilty but mentally ill verdicts and tighter confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Harper
Associated Press
Stephen Marcantonio
Chicago
Marcantonio
John Parry
American Bar Association
Washington
John W. Hinckley Jr
David Berkowitz
Sirhan Sirhan
Jack Ruby
Arthur Bremer
George Wallace
Philadelphia
Pittsfield
Mass
Georgia
George Horkan
Valdosta
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Congress
Edward Zorinsky
D-Neb