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Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (D.C. Cir. 1954), [1] is a criminal case articulating what became known as the Durham rule for juries to find a defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity: "an accused is not criminally responsible if his unlawful act was the product of mental disease or mental defect."
A Durham rule, product test, or product defect rule is a rule in a criminal case by which a jury may determine a defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity because a criminal act was the product of a mental disease. Examples in which such rules were articulated in common law include State v. Pike (1870) and Durham v. United States (1954).
The two most consequential cases she participated in were Durham v. United States (1954) and Jenkins v. United States (1962). [7] Monte Durham was a client of Ives and she testified in his trial, [2] the result of which gave name to the Durham Rule, which found that a defendant could be found not guilty due to "mental disease or defect."
1954 – Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (D.C. Cir. 1954), is a criminal case articulating what became known as the Durham rule for juries to find a defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity, that "an accused is not criminally responsible if his unlawful act was the product of mental disease or mental defect". [4]
Pages in category "1954 in United States case law" ... Durham v. United States (1954) H. Hernandez v. Texas; L. List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 346;
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He expanded the scope of the "insanity" defense in the landmark case of Durham v. United States (1954) and led the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals toward an expansive view of criminals' rights. [ 17 ] Bazelon authored many far-reaching decisions on topics as diverse as the environment, the eighteen-year-old vote, discrimination, and the insanity ...
Ron Shelton wrote and directed ‘Bull Durham,’ which was filmed in Durham, North Carolina, more than 30 years ago. Shelton left the table, nixing Hall as Nuke. Still, newcomer Tim Robbins ...