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The recent trend by states has been to limit or virtually abolish the broad insanity defense. In the states of
The recent trend by states has been to limit or virtually abolish the broad insanity defense. In the states of
[[Idaho]], [[Kansas]], [[Utah]], and [[Montana]], their state supreme courts have replaced the insanity defense with a different procedure that only allows a defendant to introduce evidence to negate a specific requirement of intent for a specific crime. In these states the issue becomes one of evidentiary intent, rather than dismissal of the entire case.
[[Idaho]], [[Kansas]], [[Utah]], and [[Montana]], their state supreme courts have replaced the insanity defense with a different procedure that only allows a defendant to introduce evidence to negate a specific requirement of intent for a specific crime. In these states the issue becomes one of evidentiary intent, rather than dismissal of the entire case.
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[[Category:Law]]