Insanity_Defense_Reform_Act
Insanity Defense Reform Act
US forensic pathology-related Congress Act of 1984
The Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 (IDRA) was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 12, 1984,[1] amending the United States federal laws governing defendants with mental diseases or defects to make it significantly more difficult to obtain a verdict of not guilty only by reason of insanity.
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