The definition of insanity, as Albert Einstein once famously put it, is to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell last week ...

A man had paranoid schizophrenia when police say he shot and killed a woman and stabbed her husband in August 2011, a Travis County district court judge ruled Tuesday. Javier Benitez Jr., 29, was ...

Twelve days after the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., Jared Loughner's legal battle has just begun. A federal grand jury delivered its initial indictments against Loughner on Tuesday night: one ...

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Attorneys for a Florida mother accused of killing her two teenage children have filed notice they will use insanity for her defense. The move by attorneys for Julie ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A Florida teenager facing trial for allegedly attempting to kill a middle school student will be allowed to present an insanity defense, a judge ruled. Wayne ...