Killings by persons who were insane, deranged or temporarily incapacitated mentally occur throughout this data set. The standard for proving insanity was the M’Naghten test, the standard being that the actor did not know what he was doing or did not know that it was wrong. This standard is still used in most American jurisdictions today. Read more... View case details...
Click here for more information on the assassination of Mayor Carrter Harrison by Eugene Patrick Prendergast, whose sanity was immediately in question. |
