A case study in the insanity defense
Subtitle: the trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr.
By: by Richard J. Bonnie, John C. Jeffries, Jr., Peter W. Low.
Contributors: Jeffries, John Calvin, 1948-; Low, Peter W., 1937-; Low, Peter W., 1937-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Foundation Press; Thomson/West; Foundation Press/Thomson/West
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, N.Y; [St. Paul, Minn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9781599413846
Subjects: Hinckley, John W. -- Trials, litigation, etc; Trials (Assassination) -- Washington (D.C.); Insanity defense -- United States; Criminal liability -- United States
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.
Description: "This casebook first presents a background introduction and provides the history behind the insanity defense. The text features extensive coverage of the John W. Hinckley Jr. trial. It reviews the reactions to the verdict, comments and questions from the trial, and insanity defense reform after the trial. It also includes coverage of Hinckley's hospitalization and treatment."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: The trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. / by Peter W. Low, John Calvin Jeffries, Jr., and Richard J. Bonnie. 1986.