Research Catalog

The insanity defense, by Abraham S. Goldstein.

Title
  1. The insanity defense, by Abraham S. Goldstein.
Published by
  1. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1967.
Author
  1. Goldstein, Abraham S.

Items in the library and off-site

Filter by

Displaying 1 item

StatusFormatAccessCall numberItem location
Status
Request for on-site useRequest scan

Not available - Please for assistance.

FormatTextAccessRequest in advanceCall numberUS 981 GOLItem locationOff-site

Details

Additional authors
  1. Yale University Press, publisher.
Description
  1. 289 p.; 21 cm.
Subject
  1. Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
  2. Insanity (Law) > United States
  3. Criminal liability > United States
  4. Insanity Defense
  5. United States
Contents
  1. Insanity and the criminal law -- The defendant -- M'Naghten : the stereotype challenged -- The misnamed "irresistible impulse" rule -- The new rules : insanity as legal standard -- A note on expert opinion and the test questions -- Pleading, proof, and presumptions -- Expert witnesses and an effective defense : the special problem of the indigent accused -- Acquittal as preventive detention : the problem of release -- Completing processes and attrition before trial -- Competing defenses : the trend towards subjective liability -- Reflections on the insanity defense.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [227]-273)