Supreme Court of the United States
Clark v. Arizona
This writing
- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- June 29, 2006
- Case
- Clark v. Arizona
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Souter delivered the opinion of the Court. The case presents two questions: whether due process prohibits Arizona’s use of an insanity test stated solely in terms of the capacity to tell whether an act charged as a crime was right or wrong; and whether Arizona violates due process in restricting consideration of defense evidence of mental illness and incapa…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Not attributed | June 29, 2006 |
| Concurrence in part | Not attributed | June 29, 2006 |