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From Insanity to Diminished Capacity: Mental Illness and Criminal Excuse in Contemporary American Law Henry F. Fradella New Ed. edition
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From Insanity to Diminished Capacity: Mental Illness and Criminal Excuse in Contemporary American Law
Henry F. Fradella
A monograph that traces the development of defenses of excuse from their English Common Law roots to their various modern formulations under US Law. It includes an analysis of the historical evolution of the insanity defense, the diminished capacity/responsibility doctrines and related criminal defenses of excuse based on mental illness.
164 pages, index, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 30, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9781933146317 |
| Publishers | Academica Press |
| Pages | 164 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 363 g (Weight (estimated)) |