RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <em>United States v. Lyons</em>: Toward a New Conception of Legal Insanity
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 49
OP 58
VO 16
IS 1
A1 Mossman, Douglas
YR 1988
UL http://jaapl.org/content/16/1/49.abstract
AB In United States v. Lyons (1984), the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court altered its definition of legal insanity to conform with recent recommendations of the American Bar Association and the American Psychiatric Association. This paper briefly reviews the social and legal context of the Court’s ruling. The author then discusses the insanity defense’s rationale and suggests an interpretation of the Court’s new definition that should guide psychiatric testimony.