Project Gutenberg 2011-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 73 Thorne, W. S. Medical experts: Investigation of Insanity by Juries Produced by Bryan Ness, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Medical Experts: Investigation of Insanity by Juries" by W. S. Thorne is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This book presents a thorough examination of the role of medical experts in the judicial investigation of insanity, particularly within the context of California's legal system. Thorne critiques the adequacy and reliability of jury trials in cases concerning mental health and the consequent legal implications surrounding those deemed insane. In the book, Thorne delineates the challenges faced by medical experts when testifying in courts, emphasizing issues such as the lack of legal rights for practitioners in California, the complexities of understanding insanity, and the detrimental effects of biased testimony. He argues for the need to reform the current legal standards and processes surrounding insanity trials, suggesting that jurors lack the necessary expertise to make informed decisions on mental health matters. By illustrating real cases of contradictory jury verdicts and advocating for a more professional legislative approach to recognizing and compensating medical experts, Thorne aims to enhance the fairness and accuracy of legal proceedings involving mental health issues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Medical jurisprudence Insanity (Law) Medicine -- California RA Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Law & Criminology 65304 65313 2024-09-15T09:43:42.158660 2023-09-16T03:42:02.213241 text/html text/html 62179 2011-05-05T10:28:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 28696 2011-05-05T10:28:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 95941 2024-09-15T09:43:45.620624 application/epub+zip 94617 2024-09-15T09:43:43.564633 application/epub+zip 89099 2024-09-15T09:43:42.694651 application/epub+zip 235393 2024-09-15T09:43:47.174615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226986 2024-09-15T09:43:45.036648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164313 2022-09-16T13:08:31.729666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57879 57662 2024-09-15T09:43:41.960651 2023-09-16T03:42:02.037248 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 57747 2011-05-05T10:28:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22132 2011-05-05T10:28:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 57740 2011-05-05T10:28:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22117 2011-05-05T10:28:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20022 2024-09-15T09:43:47.329619 application/rdf+xml 17956 2024-09-15T09:43:43.044657 image/jpeg 3874 2024-09-15T09:43:42.865652 image/jpeg 96273 2024-09-15T09:43:42.168649 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog