Competency to be tried, imprisoned, and executed

This collection reprints in facsimile the most influential scholarship published in this subject area. The thematically-organized volumes are available individually or as a set: * Vol. 1: The History of Mental Illnessin Criminal Cases: the English Tradition 350 pp*[0-8153-4062-1] * Vol. 2: The Insanity Defense:American Developments 350 pp*[0-8153-4063-X] * Vol. 3: Competency to be Tried, Imprisoned and Executed 350 pp*[0-8153-4064-8]

Vol. 1: The History of Mental Illness in Criminal Cases: the English Tradition 0-8153-4062-1: 350pp 'The Trial of Edward Arnold,' 16 State Trials 695 (1723) (English Reports). Robinson, Daniel N. Wild Beasts and Idle Humours: The Insanity Defense from Antiquity to the Present (Harvard University Press, 1996). 'Hadfield's Case,' 16 State Trials 1282 (1800) (English Reports). O'Reilly-Fleming, Thomas. 'From Beasts to Bedlam: Hadfield, the Regency Crisis, M'Naghten and the 'Mad' Business in Britain, 1788-1843,' Journal of Psychiatry & Law 20 (1992). 'Oxford's Case,' 4 State Trials (new series) 498 (1840) (English Reports). 'The Case of Daniel M'Naghten,' 4 State Trials (new series) 847 (1843) (reprinted in Sir Roger Ormrod, The McNaughton Case and Its Predecessors, Daniel McNaughton: His Trial and Aftermath, Donald J. West and Alexander Walk, Eds. (Gaskell Books, 1977). Moran, Richard. 'The House of Lords Debate,' in Knowing Right from Wrong: The Insanity Defense of Daniel McNaughtan (The Free Press, 1981). Sir Roger Ormrod, The McNaughton Case and Its Predecessors, Daniel McNaughton: His Trial and Aftermath, Donald J. West and Alexander Walk, Eds. (Gaskell Books, 1977). Vol. 2: The Insanity Defense: American Developments 0-8153-4063-X: 350 pp Davis v. United States, 160 U.S 469 (1895). Smith v, United States, 36 F.2d 548 (D.C. Cir. 1929). Leland v.Oregon, 343 U.S 790 (1952). Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (D.C. 1954). United States v. Brawner, 471 F.2d. 969 (D.C. 1972). 'American Psychiatric Association Statement on the Insanity Defense,' American Journal of Psychiatry 120 (1983). Perlin, Michael J. excerpt from The Jurisprudence of the Insanity Defense (Carolina Academic Press, 1994). 'The Insanity Defense Reform Act, 18,' United States Code 17 (2000). English, Jodie. 'The Light Between Twilight and Dusk: Federal Criminal Law and the Volitional Insanity Defense,' Hastings Law Journal 40 (1988). Nygaard, Richard Lowell. 'On Responsibility: Or, the Insanity of Mental Defenses and Punishment,' Villanova Law Review 41 (1996). Elliot, Carl. excerpt from The Rules of Insanity: Moral Responsibility and the Mentally Ill Offender (1996) Slobogin, Christopher. 'An End to Insanity: Recasting the Role of Mental Disability in Criminal Cases,' Virginia Law Review 86 (2000). Vol. 3: Competency to be Tried, Imprisoned and Executed 0-8153-4064-8: 350 pp Dusky V. United States, 362 U.S. 402 (1960). Pate v. Robinson, 383 U.S. 375 (1966). Drope v. Missouri, 420 U.S. 162 (1975). Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986). Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U.S. 302 (1989). Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S. 210 (1990). Riggins v. Nevada, 504 U.S. 127 (1992). Louisiana v. Perry, 610 S

Whether the accused is competent to stand trial, whether the plaintiff is competent to accuse, or whether a witness is competent to testify has had a long legal history. Such questions draw legal reasoning into areas of ethical reflection and scientific debate deeply rooted in the moral history of the United States. Mental competence has come to play a central and controversial role in proving guilt, and in evaluating the severity of a crime and its corresponding punishment. This compendium brings together the major legal precedents and legal commentaries that have defined the role of mental illness in criminal trials throughout U.S. history. The reprint collection considers, among other issues, the evolution of the Supreme Court's position on the insanity defense and mental retardation, how these affect one's competency to stand trial or be executed, and how these affect culpability and punishment. Each volume begins with an introductory essay, and includes both cases and commentary. Scholars as well as students will find these volumes a useful research tool.

Dusky v. United States , 362 U.S. 402 (1960). Pate v. Robinson , 383 U.S. 375 (1966). Drope v. Missouri , 420 U.S. 162 (1975). Ford v. Wainwright , 477 U.S. 399 (1986). Penry v. Lynaugh , 492 U.S. 302 (1989). Washington v. Harper , 494 U.S. 210 (1990). Riggins v. Nevada , 504 U.S. 127 (1992). Louisiana v. Perry , 610 So.2d 746 (1992). Foucha v. Louisiana , 504 U.S. 71 (1992). Cooper v. Oklahoma , 517 U.S. 348 (1996). Arrigo, Bruce A. and Christopher R. Williams. Law, Ideology, and Critical Inquiry: The Case of Treatment Refusal for Incompetent Prisoners Awaiting Execution, New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement 25 (1999).