State v. Strasburg
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state-v-strasburg-307-12118141
title:
State v. Strasburg
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State v. Strasburg, 110 P. 1020, was a case decided by the Washington Supreme Court that held that a statute eliminating the insanity defense was unconstitutional. The court likened the exclusion of evidence of insanity to a denial of trial by jury. Martin Strasburg, described as "an unknown and penniless stranger", was convicted of assault after shooting Otto Peeck in a saloon in Seattle. Lawyers saw the Strasburg case as an opportunity to have the Washington law that forbade insanity defenses
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1910 Washington Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_v._Strasburg
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2023-09-13T03:07:44Z
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