California Courts of Appeal
Mar. 14, 2008
Defendants Get to Decide on Pleading Insanity, Panel Says
If a defendant insists on pleading insanity, no attorney or judge can stand in the way, a state appellate court ruled Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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If a defendant insists on pleading insanity, no attorney or judge can stand in the way, a state appellate court ruled Wednesday.
Defense lawyers can pull rank on their clients when it comes to most trial tactics, but not when it comes to a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, the 2nd District Court of App...
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