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	Is the Insanity Defense Used to Shield the Guilty or Protect the Mentally Ill?
	Is the Insanity Defense Used to Shield the Guilty or Protect the Mentally Ill? In the early 90’s there was a study conducted in eight different states that showed that less than one percent of the criminal felons used insanity defenses, and only a fourth of them actually resulted in acquittals (Speak-Out – Website 1). Out of the one percent, 60 to 70 percent of them were for crimes other than murder (Speak-Out –Website 1). So what is all this controversy that surrounds the insanity defense?

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Is the Insanity Defense Used to Shield the Guilty or Protect the Mentally Ill?