Criminal
May 31, 2002
Insanity Defense a Weak Reed in Murder Cases
SAN JOSE - The decision last week by Cary Stayner's attorneys to change his plea from innocent to not guilty by reason of insanity will not make their task any easier, according to criminal law experts.
The simple problem: Hardly anyone is successful persuading a jury he or she was legal...
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