Posted on 02/20/2008 5:42:51 AM PST by decimon
A diagnosis of schizophrenia and repeated commitments to mental institutions might seem like obvious qualifications for an insanity defense — or maybe not.
Experts say the legal standard for insanity is very different from what most laymen and even psychiatrists would consider crazy behavior.
The case of David Tarloff, 39, who is charged with second-degree murder in the slashing death of Kathryn Faughey, an Upper East Side therapist, is the latest to raise questions about when a defendant is too mentally ill to be responsible for his behavior.
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I knew that.
Uh, don't they have a Senator who falls in that category?
Apparently, the laws of the state of New York apply to the entire democrat House and Senate.
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