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More on Andre Thomas, Insanity Defense

By Kristin Houle

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The case of Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas has prompted a great deal of discussion about the insanity defense and about whether the death penalty is an appropriate punishment for offenders with severe mental illness. Here's an article that appeared Sunday in the Dallas Morning News ("Case Fuels Texas Debate on Insanity Defense," April 12, 2009): Everyone agrees Andre Thomas is crazy. In 2004, he cut out the hearts of his wife and her two children and pocketed them. Before his murder trial, he plucked out his right eye. In January, while on death row, he ripped out his other eye and swallowed it. Thus far, courts say Thomas is not insane. His case is a classic example of the complexities of Texas' insanity defense law - and why some mental health advocates are pushing to change it...continue to full post

Full post as published by Prevention Not Punishment on April 13, 2009 (boomark / email).

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