Mother of 3-year-old killed in Marion County files notice of possible insanity defense ...

Clancy’s team intends to pursue an insanity defense and wants jurors to focus independently on the question of guilt and the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Bionca Ellis on Wednesday requested to change her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity in the stabbing death of a 3-year-old boy in North Olmsted. Ellis, 34, of Cleveland, ...

The lawyer for the man accused of intentionally killing a prominent Boston art collector with his car last week confirmed he plans to mount an insanity defense, raising a complicated legal strategy ...

Kentucky lawmakers filed a bill this session that would eliminate the insanity defense in the state. "Logan's Law" is named for a 6-year-old boy who was murdered in his home in 2015. Ronald Exantus, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “To be found not guilty by reason of insanity, that is a very difficult legal hurdle to overcome in California,” Neama Rahmani of ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to consider how far states can go toward eliminating the insanity defense in criminal trials as it reviews the case of a Kansas man sentenced to die ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A murder case—closed for years before a WWL Louisiana Investigation revived it—took another turn in court Friday, as the woman ...

Preliminary hearings on the Aurora movie theater massacre began today, and many expect accused shooter James Holmes to pursue an insanity defense. Considering Colorado's unusual laws, he could have a ...

HB 422 seeks to eliminate the "not guilty by reason of insanity" defense and tighten eligibility for a mandatory early release program. The legislative push is a response to the release of a man who ...