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The sketches were seen on TV during Hinckley’s trial, which ended with him being sent to Washington’s St. Elizabeths Psychiatric Hospital after he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
Gein was found guilty of first-degree murder; in a separate trial to determine his mental competence, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Boyle went on national media and also appeared in several documentaries about the Dahmer case, in which Boyle tried — unsuccessfully — to convince a jury his client was not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
The mother first pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity earlier this year.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Oct. 2024
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
Gein was found guilty of first-degree murder; in a separate trial to determine his mental competence, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Boyle went on national media and also appeared in several documentaries about the Dahmer case, in which Boyle tried — unsuccessfully — to convince a jury his client was not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
The mother first pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity earlier this year.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Oct. 2024
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“By reason of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20reason%20of. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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