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In an early case Crawford personally prosecuted, jurors acquitted Leonard Smith by reason of insanity in November 1979 in the fatal shooting of California Angels baseball player Lyman Bostock in 1978 in Gary.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Alissa pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but he was found competent to stand trial in 2023 after spending time at a mental hospital.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Dominguez has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
The court ruled that although Elkins did kill her children, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity, the outlet and NBC10 Philadelphia reported.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Alissa pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but he was found competent to stand trial in 2023 after spending time at a mental hospital.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Dominguez has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
The court ruled that although Elkins did kill her children, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity, the outlet and NBC10 Philadelphia reported.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“By reason of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20reason%20of. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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