(Download) "Commonwealth v. Mccusker" by Supreme Court of Pennsylvania * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commonwealth v. Mccusker
- Author : Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 28, 1972
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
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We must decide today whether psychiatric evidence is admissible in a murder prosecution for the limited purpose of determining whether a defendant acted in the heat of passion. We are persuaded by the almost unanimous voice of professionally recognized authorities that such evidence is competent and in certain circumstances admissible. Appellant did not raise the defense of complete insanity. Our decision today does not in any manner affect the MNaghten test presently employed