What is the test for finding a defendant not guilty by reason of insanity for assault with a deadly weapon?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Angeletakis, 5 Cal.App.4th 963, 7 Cal.Rptr.2d 377 (Cal. App. 1992):
Juarez v. Superior Court, supra, 196 Cal.App.3d 928, 242 Cal.Rptr. 192 addressed the same question as the one before us. In Juarez, the defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity of assault with a deadly weapon. During a jury trial on his fourth commitment extension petition, his counsel expressed doubts
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