The Confusion
To the best of your ability, determine whether Jim Jones would have been able to use the insanity defense had he survived the mass suicide and been charged with murder &/or conspiracy to commit murder.
(Use the handout as well as research into past/current cases where the Insanity Defense was a) attempted but not accepted, b) used but failed, or c) used effectively.
The handout can be found at: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Insanity+defense
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