Leroy says Idaho law would have convicted John Hinckley Item Info
- Title:
- Leroy says Idaho law would have convicted John Hinckley
- Creator:
- Plastino, Ben
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1982-07-04
- Description:
- A newspaper article discussing: Idaho’s 1982 law removes insanity as a defense but still lets mental health issues be considered during sentencing. Attorney General David H. Leroy says that under this law, Hinckley would have been convicted and sent to jail for treatment, unlike his acquittal under federal law. Leroy thinks the Hinckley case will lead to changes in how the insanity defense is used across the country.
- Subjects:
- convicting insanity laws (documents) payment payrolls economies liabilities
- Politicians:
- John V. Evans
- Source:
- Ben J. Plastino Papers, 1947-1998, MG 632, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
- Source Identifier:
- mg632-f06_005
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Language:
- eng
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Leroy says Idaho law would have convicted John Hinckley", Ben J. Plastino Papers Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plastino/items/plastino0223.html
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