86: The Insanity Defense (is "Not Guilty" worse than being convicted?)

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Raymond Gregory, on the advice of his lawyer, pleaded insanity in 1971 after falling asleep drunk with a penknife in his pocket in a construction site in Washington D.C. He was locked up for over 40 years.

Reb tells you what everyone should know about "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" in America.

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OTHER RESOURCES

NOT GUILTY, YET CONTINUOUSLY CONFINED—Reforming the Insanity Defense (2020): https://www.law.georgetown.edu/american-criminal-law-review/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/57-2-not-guilty-yet-continuously-confined-reforming-the-insanity-defense.pdf

When 'Not Guilty' Is a Life Sentence: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/magazine/when-not-guilty-is-a-life-sentence.html

Jones v. United States (1983) - https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/463/354/

Foucha v. Louisiana (1992) - https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/504/71/

Community reintegration programs for successful reentry for individuals deemed not guilty by reason of insanity: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=21620&context=dissertations

"THE ANGELS THAT SURROUNDED MY CRADLE": The History, Evolution, and Application of the Insanity Defense: https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4872&context=buffalolawreview

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