RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hendricks v. People: forcing the insanity defense on an unwilling defendant
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 295
OP 297
VO 30
IS 2
A1 Miller, RD
YR 2002
UL http://jaapl.org/content/30/2/295.abstract
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.