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Rationality Was Lost on the United States Supreme Court in Its Kahler Decision

Alan R. Felthous
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2021, JAAPL.210054-21; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210054-21
Alan R. Felthous
Forensic Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
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JAAPL.210054-21
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210054-21
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  1. Forensic Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
  1. Address correspondence to: Alan R. Felthous, MD. E-mail: alan.felthous{at}health.slu.edu.

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Alan R. Felthous
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Dec 2021, JAAPL.210054-21; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.210054-21

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    • Rationality and Criminal Responsibility
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    • The Court Misapplied Principles of Fairness
    • Disposition of Insanity Acquittees
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