PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - RD Miller
TI  - Hendricks v. People: forcing the insanity defense on an unwilling defendant
DP  - 2002 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 295--297
VI  - 30
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/30/2/295.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/30/2/295.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2002 Jun 01; 30
AB  - At least 17 jurisdictions permit insanity defenses to be entered over the objections of defendants. Those jurisdictions believe that society's interest in a just determination of the charges outweighs a competent defendant's choice. If competency includes the ability to rationally choose a plea, competent defendants should not be forced to enter insanity defenses against their wills.