The Aftermath of an Insanity Acquittal: The Supreme Court's Recent Decision in Jones v. United States

Richard Singer

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1985, vol. 477, issue 1, 114-124

Abstract: The disposition of persons acquitted on insanity grounds has always cast a shadow on the insanity debate. Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States decided that these persons could constitutionally be given fewer procedural and substantive protections against indeterminate confinement than other persons confined for mental illness. The Court's opinion dealt with questions not directly raised by the case and may have been prompted by a general unease about the insanity defense itself. The opinion is likely to discourage many from entering such a plea in the future.

Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716285477001011

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