From Insanity to Diminished Capacity: Mental Illness and Criminal Excuse in Contemporary American Law - Henry F. Fradella - Books - Academica Press - 9781933146317 - July 30, 2007
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From Insanity to Diminished Capacity: Mental Illness and Criminal Excuse in Contemporary American Law New Ed. edition


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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))

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