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M'Naghten V. Durham, Lee E. Skeel
M'Naghten V. Durham, Lee E. Skeel
Cleveland State Law Review
The mental competence of a defendant charged with crime is assumed in most jurisdictions, and the defense of insanity,whereby the defendant's act is claimed not to have been knowingly and purposefully done because of lack of mental capacity,as indicated is an affirmative defense. (In some jurisdictions,where insanity is suggested, the burden of proving mental competence is placed on the State). The issue, no matter on whom the burden of proof is placed, is what state of mental incapacity must be found by the trier of the facts in order to relieve the defendant from the imposition of the penalties under …
Book Review, Gordon W. Larson
Book Review, Gordon W. Larson
Cleveland State Law Review
Reviewing William Butler Eldridge, Narcotics and the Law: A Critique of the American Experiment in Drug Control, American Bar Foundation, 1962
Book Review, Davis B. Young
Book Review, Davis B. Young
Cleveland State Law Review
Reviewing Gus Tyler, Organized Crime in America, University of Michigan Press, 1962
Book Review, George Liviola Jr.
Book Review, George Liviola Jr.
Cleveland State Law Review
Reviewing Sheldon Gleuck, Law and Psychiatry: Cold War or Entente Cordiale? John Hopkins Press, 1962