Kahler v. Kansas
2020 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kahler v. Kansas, 589 U.S. ___ (2020), is a case of the United States Supreme Court in which the justices ruled that the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution do not require that states adopt the insanity defense in criminal cases that are based on the defendant's ability to recognize right from wrong. It was argued on October 7, 2019 and decided on March 23, 2020.[1][2]
Quick Facts Kahler v. Kansas, Argued October 7, 2019 Decided March 23, 2020 ...
Kahler v. Kansas | |
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Argued October 7, 2019 Decided March 23, 2020 | |
Full case name | Kahler v. Kansas |
Docket no. | 18-6135 |
Citations | 589 U.S. (more) 140 S. Ct. 1021; 206 L. Ed. 2d 312 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Conviction affirmed, State v. Kahler, 307 Kan. 374, 410 P.3d 105 (Kan. 2018); cert. granted, 139 S. Ct. 1318 (2019). |
Holding | |
The due process clause of the United States Constitution does not require states to adopt a definition of the insanity defense that turns on whether the defendant knew that his or her actions were morally wrong. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kagan, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
Dissent | Breyer, joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. VIII, XIV |
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