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United States v. Sickles Court United States District Court for the District of Columbia Full case name United States of America v. Daniel E. Sickles Decided April 26, 1859 Verdict Not guilty Charge Murder of Philip Barton Key II Prosecution Robert Ould Defense James T. Brady, Edwin Stanton, John Graham The trial of Daniel Sickles was an American criminal trial. It was the first time that a ...
Remus specialized in criminal defense, especially murder, and became quite famous, due in large part to the highly publicized William Cheney Ellis murder case in 1914. It was in this case that Remus pioneered the "transitory insanity" defense that evolved into what is now known as the "temporary insanity" defense.
Killing her husband after years of abuse, and being found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity Francine Moran Hughes (later Wilson ; August 17, 1947 – March 22, 2017) [ 1 ] was an American woman who, after thirteen years of domestic abuse , set fire to the bed in which her live-in ex-husband Mickey Hughes was sleeping, on March 9, 1977 ...
McElrath v. Georgia, 601 U.S. 87 (2024), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that "Not guilty by reason of insanity" is an acquittal for double jeopardy purposes notwithstanding any inconsistency with the jury's other verdicts. [1]
Daniel Edgar Sickles (October 20, 1819 – May 3, 1914) was an American politician, soldier, and diplomat.. Born to a wealthy family in New York City, Sickles was involved in a number of scandals, most notably the 1859 homicide of his wife's lover, U.S. Attorney Philip Barton Key II, whom Sickles gunned down in broad daylight in Lafayette Square, across the street from the White House. [2]
Kahler v. Kansas, 589 U.S. ___ (2020), is a case in which the US Supreme Court justices ruled that the Eighth and the Fourteenth Amendments of the US Constitution do not require states to adopt the insanity defense in criminal cases that are based on the defendant's ability to recognize right from wrong. [15] [16]
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People found not guilty in criminal proceedings by reason of a successful insanity defense. Does not include people who were found "guilty but mentally ill" or "guilty but insane". For people who avoided a verdict because they were insane during the court process, see Category:People declared mentally unfit for court