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The episode discusses the implications of pleading insanity in the legal system, focusing on a case from 1971 and the broader consequences of being found 'Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity'.

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE ) Raymond Gregory, on the advice of his lawyer, pleaded insanity in 1971 after falling asleep drunk with a penknife in his pocket in a construction site in Washington D.C. He was locked up for over 40 years. Reb tells you what everyone should know about "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" in America. *** OTHER RESOURCES NOT GUILTY, YET CONTINUOUSLY CONFINED—Reforming the Insanity Defense (2020): https://www.law.georgetown.edu/american-criminal-law-review/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/57-2-not-guilty-yet-continuously-confined-reforming-the-insanity-defense.pdf When 'Not Guilty' Is a Life Sentence: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/magazine/when-not-guilty-is-a-life-sentence.html Jones v. United States (1983) - https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/463/354/ Foucha v. Louisiana (1992) - https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/504/71/ Community reintegration programs for successful reentry for individuals deemed not guilty by reason of insanity: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=21620&context=dissertations "THE ANGELS THAT SURROUNDED MY CRADLE": The History, Evolution, and Application of the Insanity…

People in this episode

Host: Rebmasel

Topics covered

• insanity defense
• true crime
• legal system
• mental health
• criminal justice
• reform

Keywords

• insanity defense
• not guilty
• criminal law
• Raymond Gregory
• mental illness
• legal reform
• true crime

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Georgetown University Law Center, New York Times, Supreme Court of the United States, Walden University

Books & works: Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, THE ANGELS THAT SURROUNDED MY CRADLE

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