Article Figures & Data
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Case Name Jurisdiction Year Legal Issue Outcome Shepard v. State*15 Alaska 1993 Admissibility Reversed denial of PTSD expert Doe v. Superior Court16 California 1995 Admissibility Reversed denial of PTSD expert Houston v. State17 Alaska 1979 Insanity Conviction reversed and remanded State v. Felde*18 Louisiana 1982 Insanity Conviction affirmed United States v. Duggan19 Federal 1984 Insanity† Conviction affirmed Gentry v. State20 Tennessee 1984 Insanity† Conviction affirmed State v. Percy21 Vermont 1988 Insanity† Conviction reversed and remanded Commonwealth v. Tracy22 Massachusetts 1989 Insanity† NGRI of armed robbery; conviction of firearms possession affirmed United States v. Whitehead23 Federal 1990 Insanity‡ Conviction affirmed State v. Wilson24 Louisiana 1991 Insanity‡ Conviction affirmed State v. Angel25 North Carolina 1991 Insanity‡ Conviction affirmed People v. Rodriguez26 New York 1993 Insanity‡ Conviction affirmed United States v. Long Crow27 Federal 1994 Insanity‡ Conviction affirmed United States v. Cartagena-Carrasquillo28 Federal 1995 Insanity‡ Conviction affirmed United States v. Rezaq29 Federal 1996 Insanity‡ Allowing of insanity defense affirmed State v. Page*30 North Carolina 1997 Insanity‡ Conviction affirmed United States v. Calvano*31 Federal 2009 Insanity‡ Conviction affirmed People v. Lisnow32 California 1978 Unconsciousness Conviction reversed State v. Fields33 North Carolina 1989 Unconsciousness Conviction reversed and remanded State v. Kelly34 New Jersey 1984 Self-defense Conviction reversed and remanded United States v. Simmonds*35 Federal 1991 Self-defense Conviction affirmed Rogers v. State36 Florida 1993 Self-defense Conviction reversed and remanded State v. Janes37 Washington 1997 Self-defense Affirmed reversal of conviction and remanded Harwood v. State38 Texas 1997 Self-defense Conviction affirmed State v. Sullivan39 Maine 1997 Self-defense Conviction vacated State v. Hines40 New Jersey 1997 Self-defense Conviction reversed and remanded Perryman v. State41 Oklahoma 1999 Self-defense Conviction affirmed State v. Mizell42 Florida 2000 Self-defense Allowing of PTSD testimony upheld State v. Stuart*43 Washington 2006 Self-defense Conviction affirmed United States v. Cebian44 Federal 1985 Mens rea Conviction affirmed State v. Warden45 Washington 1996 Mens rea Conviction reversed and remanded State v. Bottrell46 Washington 2000 Mens rea Conviction reversed and remanded United States v. Johnson47 Federal 1995 Mitigation Sentence affirmed United States v. Kim*48 Federal 2004 Mitigation Sentence affirmed Gilley v. Morrow49 Federal 2007 Mitigation Sentence vacated and remanded United States v. Cope50 Federal 2008 Mitigation Sentence affirmed In re Nunez51 California 2009 Mitigation Sentence vacated and remanded Hall v. Lee52 Georgia 2009 Mitigation Sentence affirmed Dever v. Kansas State Penitentiary*53 Federal 1992 Ineffective assistance Habeas petition denied Seidel v. Merkle*54 Federal 1998 Ineffective assistance Habeas petition granted Aguirre v. Alameida*55 Federal 2005 Ineffective assistance Habeas petition granted - Table 2
Unpublished Cases in Which PTSD Was Successfully Presented as the Basis for an Insanity Defense
Case Name Jurisdiction Year Criminal Defense Verdict State v. Heads56 Louisiana 1980 Insanity NGRI State v. Cocuzza57 New Jersey 1981 Insanity NGRI State v. Wood58 Illinois 1982 Insanity NGRI
