United States due processinsanity defensemens rea

Kahler v Kansas

589 U.S. 271 (2020)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2020

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

due process; Kansas can abolish insanity defense in favour of mens rea approach; no constitutional right to M'Naghten

criminal

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