Disorder in the Court: Morality, Myth, and the Insanity Defense

by Andrea L. Alden

Book Overview

The first book-length rhetorical history and analysis of the insanity defense

The insanity defense is considered one of the most controversial, most misunderstood, and least straightforward subjects in the American legal system. Disorder in the Court: Morality, Myth, and the Insanity Defense traces the US legal standards for the insanity defense as they have evolved from 1843, when they were first codified in England,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817319727
• ISBN13: 9780817319724
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"