Cast List: Uses of the Insanity Defense

Uses of the Insanity Defense

Stuff You Should Know

Episode: Uses of the Insanity Defense
Website: Stuff You Should Know
Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-should-know.rss
Duration: 00:36:11
Published: 2013-04-18 21:56

The idea that a person who can't understand the crime they've committed is wrong lets them off the hook from culpability for their actions is a longstanding pillar of Western criminal law. Learn about some of the prominent and overlooked cases where the accused has plead insanity in this episode of Stuff You Should Know. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Next Episodes

How Marriage Works @ Stuff You Should Know

📆 2013-04-16 17:14 / ⌛ 00:44:47

How Marriage Works @ Stuff You Should Know

📆 2013-04-16 17:14 / ⌛ 00:44:51

Do men and women have different brains? @ Stuff You Should Know

📆 2013-04-11 22:58 / ⌛ 00:29:37

Do men and women have different brains? @ Stuff You Should Know

📆 2013-04-11 22:58 / ⌛ 00:29:13

What's the deal with duckbill platypuses? @ Stuff You Should Know

📆 2013-04-09 17:22 / ⌛ 00:28:45