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WHAT IS “LEGAL INSANITY” UNDER ILLINOIS CRIMINAL LAW?

Under Illinois law, you may be legally insane if, at the time you committed a crime, you suffered from a mental disease or defect such that you lacked the substantial capacity to appreciate the criminality of your conduct. (See 720 … Continue reading

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