Background: Insanity defense is a tentative issue, involving emotional appeals while also needing concrete evidence to substantiate it, making it an extremely hard one to qualify. Both systems, judicial and jury, have their own pros and cons when faced with this defense. Most would argue that the insanity defense should be abolished, as measuring one's sanity is inherently challenging3; however, this plea is extremely important. It protects those who should not bear full criminal liability due to…
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