Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:citation |
217 Cal.Rptr. 593
39 Cal.3d 765 704 P.2d 779 |
| gptkbp:date |
1985
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
A defendant is legally insane if, as a result of mental disease or defect, he or she is incapable of knowing or understanding the nature and quality of his or her act or of distinguishing right from wrong.
California's insanity defense is governed by the M'Naghten rule as codified in California law. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
People v. Skinner (1985)
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_California
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:California
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| gptkbp:legalSubject |
insanity defense
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| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:M'Naghten_rule
insanity defense in California |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
clarified the standard for legal insanity in California
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:People_v._Drew_(1978)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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