Supreme Court of the United States
Kahler v. Kansas
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- Type
- Lead opinion
- Author
- Elena Kagan
- Filed
- March 23, 2020
- Case
- Kahler v. Kansas
- Case status
- Decided
- Joined by
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.Neil M. GorsuchBrett M. KavanaughJohn Glover Roberts Jr.Clarence Thomas
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Justice KAGAN delivered the opinion of the Court. *1024 This case is about Kansas's treatment of a criminal defendant's insanity claim. In Kansas, a defendant can invoke mental illness to show that he lacked the requisite mens rea (intent) for a crime. He can also rais…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Dissent | Stephen Gerald Breyer | March 23, 2020 |