KnowraInsanity defenseLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Insanity defense, each with the reason it gives.All 10Broader topic 1Related 7Compared with 2Mens reaRelated: It concerns capacity and responsibility, not simply whether an offense's required mens rea existed.Criminal responsibilityBroader topic: It addresses whether a mental disorder prevents legally adequate responsibility.Forensic psychiatryRelated: Psychiatric evidence can inform whether the legal insanity standard is met.Anatomy of a MurderRelated: The defense’s account of the killing turns on the accused’s mental state and intent.Aileen WuornosCompared with: Questions about Wuornos’s mental condition arose without excusing her crimes at trial.Jeffrey DahmerRelated: Dahmer pleaded guilty but not guilty by reason of insanity; the jury rejected the defense.MonomaniaRelated: Arguments about monomania tested how narrowly insanity could be defined in court.Albert FishRelated: Fish’s attorneys argued that mental illness made him legally irresponsible.Killing of Iryna ZarutskaCompared with: It is distinct from competency, though both concern mental condition in criminal cases.Park DietzRelated: It is a prominent legal context in which psychiatric opinions about responsibility may be relevant.