The Killing of Bonnie Garland

ISBN: 9780140250954

³ö°æÄê: 1995-9

Ò³Êý: 376

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A year after Richard Herrin confessed to killing his girlfriend, Bonnie Garland, he was found not guilty of murder. His crime, he pleaded, was committed "under extreme emotional disturbance," excusing him form maximum responsibility. He was convicted on the reduced charge of manslaughter. In this incisive examination of the murder, the trial, and its aftermath, a distinguished psychiatrist addresses the issue of the insanity defense. He shows how psychiatric testimony can distort court proceedings, and analyzes the conflict between the individual rights of the accused and society's right to justice.