The Insanity Defense

In television and movies, the insanity defense is quite common and often successful. Additionally, many high-profile cases have used the defense with varying degrees of success. Due to this media saturation, it is easy to assume that the insanity defense is in regular use in the American court system. However, this is not actually the case. Provided here is a brief overview of the history and current status of the insanity defense. Read more