Premeditation does not preclude legal insanity; planning can stem from psychosis, and evaluations assess whether mental illness causally produced the criminal act.
Northern California woman who fatally stabbed mother found not guilty
A Marin County woman who killed her mother was found not guilty by reason of insanity after a severe psychotic episode and extensive medical documentation of schizoaffective disorder.
Lindsay Clancy wants murder trial moved to Boston amid 'inflammatory' media coverage
Lindsay Clancy seeks a change of venue to Suffolk County, arguing pervasive local media coverage and prejudicial publicity prevent a fair trial in Plymouth County.
Oakland woman was legally insane when she killed her daughter, court rules
A 35-year-old woman found legally insane was committed to a psychiatric hospital for a maximum life term after stabbing her 10-year-old daughter to death.
Oakland rapper Danny from Sobrante gets life in a mental institution for killing youth mentor
Daniel Stith was sentenced to life in a mental health hospital after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity for killing youth mentor Reuben Lewis III.
