Bethel v. Kansas
| Decision Date | 10 November 2003 |
| Docket Number | No. 03-5459.,03-5459. |
| Parties | BETHEL v. KANSAS. |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
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State v. Burton
... ... Several state courts also have concluded there is no federal constitutional right to an insanity defense. See, e.g., State v. Bethel, 275 Kan. 456, 66 P.3d 840, 851 (2003), cert. denied 540 U.S. 1006, 124 S.Ct. 531, 157 L.Ed.2d 412 (2003); State v. Herrera, 895 P.2d 359, 366 ... See also Parkin v. State, 238 So.2d 817, 822 (Fla.1970). Idaho, Kansas, Montana, and Utah have virtually abolished the insanity defense. State v. Delling, 152 Idaho 122, 267 P.3d 709, 711 n. 1 (2011). 22. One ... ...
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State v. Francis
... ... 4. Moreover, four states, namely, Montana, Idaho, Kansas, and Utah, have legislatively abolished the very basis of an NGI plea, namely insanity as an affirmative defense. See State v. Bethel, 66 P.3d ... ...
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