Contemporary Legal Issues, by Bill Wisneski
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Contemporary Legal Issues, by Bill Wisneski
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eng
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Contemporary Legal Issues
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919204923
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by Bill Wisneski
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29
Summary
Guest Charles Sevilla, Attorney-at-Law, discusses mental health and the criminal justice system; specifically the 1984 Insanity Defense Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. 17, the prison system's involvement, legal tests for criminal responsibility (M'Naughten rule 8 Eng. Rep. 718 (1843)), and the difference between people who are insane, and those who are simply criminals. California law regarding diminished capacity is also discussed
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adult
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