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Jul 19, 2001 criminal law insanity defense mental capacity estrada test revised penal code murder

Mental Capacity and Criminal Liability: Understanding the Estrada Insanity Test

The Supreme Court explains when insanity exempts from criminal liability and clarifies the Estrada test for mental competency.