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Kahler v. Kansas and the Constitutionality of the Mens Rea Approach to Insanity

Jacqueline S. Landess and Brian J. Holoyda
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2021, 49 (2) 231-240; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200086-20
Jacqueline S. Landess
Dr. Landess is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI and Forensic Psychiatrist, Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison, WI. Dr. Holoyda is Forensic Psychiatrist, Martinez Detention Facility, Martinez, CA, and Psychiatrist, Full Spectrum Health Services, Las Vegas, NV.
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Dr. Landess is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI and Forensic Psychiatrist, Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison, WI. Dr. Holoyda is Forensic Psychiatrist, Martinez Detention Facility, Martinez, CA, and Psychiatrist, Full Spectrum Health Services, Las Vegas, NV.
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vol. 49 no. 2 231-240
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.200086-20
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33789990

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1093-6793
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  • Published online June 15, 2021.

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  1. Jacqueline S. Landess, MD, JD and
  2. Brian J. Holoyda, MD, MPH, MBA
  1. Dr. Landess is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI and Forensic Psychiatrist, Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison, WI. Dr. Holoyda is Forensic Psychiatrist, Martinez Detention Facility, Martinez, CA, and Psychiatrist, Full Spectrum Health Services, Las Vegas, NV.
  1. Address correspondence to Jacqueline Landess, MD, JD. E-mail: jslandessmd{at}gmail.com.

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Jacqueline S. Landess, Brian J. Holoyda
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Jun 2021, 49 (2) 231-240; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.200086-20

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Jacqueline S. Landess, Brian J. Holoyda
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Jun 2021, 49 (2) 231-240; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.200086-20
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