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Life Is In Mirrors, Death Disappears: Giving Life To Atkins, Michael L. Perlin Jan 2003

Life Is In Mirrors, Death Disappears: Giving Life To Atkins, Michael L. Perlin

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Therapeutic Jurisprudence And Outpatient Commitment Law: Kendra’S Law As Case Study, Michael L. Perlin Jan 2003

Therapeutic Jurisprudence And Outpatient Commitment Law: Kendra’S Law As Case Study, Michael L. Perlin

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Beyond Dusky And Godinez: Competency Before And After Trial, Michael L. Perlin Jan 2003

Beyond Dusky And Godinez: Competency Before And After Trial, Michael L. Perlin

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Scholars have carefully considered all aspects of the incompetency to stand trial process, questions involving incompetency to confess, questions involving incompetency to be executed, and, to a lesser extent, questions related to incompetency to plead guilty or to waive counsel, but little attention has been paid to the relationship between incompetency and the full range of other criminal procedure issues: sentencing, appeals, consent to searches, and others. This article discusses this range of issues, assesses the factors relied upon by courts in deciding these cases and attempts to offer an agenda for future scholarly developments in this area.


You Have Discussed Lepers And Crooks. Sanism In Clinical Teaching, Michael L. Perlin Jan 2003

You Have Discussed Lepers And Crooks. Sanism In Clinical Teaching, Michael L. Perlin

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There is a robust clinical literature on how issues of race and gender may influence all aspects of the clinicalsetting: the relationship between student and client, the relationship between student and student, the relationship between student and clinical supervisor, the attitude of the fact-finder toward the clinical client. But there has been virtually no attention paid to the role of sanism in the clinical setting.

Sanism is an irrational prejudice of the same quality and character as other irrational prejudices that cause and are reflected in prevailing social attitudes of racism, sexism, homophobia and ethnic bigotry. It permeates all aspects …


She Breaks Just Like A Little Girl: Neonaticide, The Insanity Defense, And The Irrelevance Of Ordinary Common Sense, Michael L. Perlin Jan 2003

She Breaks Just Like A Little Girl: Neonaticide, The Insanity Defense, And The Irrelevance Of Ordinary Common Sense, Michael L. Perlin

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Sanism And The Law, Michael L. Perlin Jan 2003

Sanism And The Law, Michael L. Perlin

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