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Originally Posted by procopius
Don you really need a new hobby.
Anyway, It is not a very feasible defense for a person to claim temporary insanity in a murder conspiracy. It would make sense if the attempted murder happened in the moment of a heated argument but not in convoluted murder conspiracy. I'm sure you know this.
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Insanity need not be temporary. That certainly worked in Hinckley's case after he shot Ronnie Raygun. He had no accomplice but the plot was carefully executed over a long period of time. He is still locked up in a looney bin over 30 years later.
I am rather inclined to believe that it is at least semi-permanent in Steele's case. It also need not be complete. As long as Steele thought that it was not wrong to try to have his wife killed he cannot be prosecuted. Fairfax's sweetheart deal is disgusting. He had no excuse.