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  2. List of U.S. states by Alford plea usage - Wikipedia

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    This list of U.S. states by Alford plea usage documents usage of the form of guilty plea known as the Alford plea in each of the U.S. states in the United States. An Alford plea (also referred to as Alford guilty plea [1] [2] [3] and Alford doctrine [4] [5] [6]) in the law of the United States is a guilty plea in criminal court, [7] [8] [9] where the defendant does not admit the act and ...

  3. List of people who entered an Alford plea - Wikipedia

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    The following is an incomplete list of notable individuals that have entered an Alford plea.An Alford plea (also referred to as Alford guilty plea [1] [2] [3] and Alford doctrine) [4] [5] [6] in the law of the United States is a guilty plea in criminal court, [7] [8] [9] where the defendant does not admit the act and asserts innocence.

  4. List of United States Supreme Court cases involving mental ...

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    Competency to stand trial includes the abilities to plead guilty and to waive the right to counsel 1st 2002 Atkins v. Virginia: The execution of mentally retarded defendants violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. 8th 2005 Roper v. Simmons

  5. United States federal laws governing defendants with mental ...

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    United States federal laws governing offenders with mental diseases or defects (18 U.S.C. §§ 4241–4248) provide for the evaluation and handling of defendants who are suspected of having mental diseases or defects. The laws were completely revamped by the Insanity Defense Reform Act in the wake of the John Hinckley Jr. verdict.

  6. Category:People acquitted by reason of insanity - Wikipedia

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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

  7. Category:Ohio law-related lists - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Ohio law-related lists" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... List of people executed in Ohio; F.

  8. Insanity defense - Wikipedia

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    The Homicide Act 1957 is the statutory basis for the defense of diminished responsibility in England and Wales, whereas in Scotland it is a product of case law. The number of findings of diminished responsibility has been matched by a fall in unfitness to plead and insanity findings. [11]

  9. Category:Insanity in law - Wikipedia

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    People acquitted by reason of insanity (147 P) ... Pages in category "Insanity in law" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.