No, not the insanity of law. Although, admittedly, if you’ve been locked within its grasp, the inverse of the notion posited in the title may seem equally apt. But the subject here is insanity as ...

As prosecutors pursue an alleged double homicide alongside claims of schizophrenia and treatment shifts, a familiar fault line in criminal law is exposed once again. On December 14, 2025, renowned ...

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” - Albert Einstein “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

A: California Penal Code Section 25(b) requires the defendant to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence (which means “more likely than not”), that at the time of the offense, he could not ...