The Creation of The Insanity Defense - January 20 2025
January 20th: Daniel M'Naghten Kills (1843)
Some cases can alter the legal system. On January 20th 1843 a man pulled the trigger and, with that, embarked on a court case that completely altered the way we look at criminal insanity.
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