The History of the Insanity Defense

Anne bobbet says she did it because her husband, john wayne bobbet, emotionally, physically and sexually abused her during their marriage. She fleas the scene m along with the severed pinus. And later tosses it out the car window while driving along a highway in virginia. Her defence lawyer states that after suffering years of john's abuse, she had just snapped due to the petiesty and clinical depression the abuse had caused her. The federal government's laws on the insanity defense remain the same as they did in 19 84. But each state has its own rules when it comes to the insanity defense.