The insanity defense is one of the legal strategies that criminal defense lawyers employ to defend their clients. Recent high-profile cases have highlighted the insanity defense’s complexity.
Lindsay Clancy was accused of strangling her three children in Massachusetts in January 2023. According to Nypost.com, her defense will claim she was not criminally responsible due to severe postpartum depression and overmedication.
Criminal defendants found not guilty by reason of insanity often serve longer sentences in psychiatric institutions. What happens if you plead insanity and win?
Mental health authorities, not the criminal justice system, usually release defendants based on psychiatric evaluations rather than sentencing guidelines.
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