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State v. Johnson

No. 75-220-C.A.

399 A.2d 469 (1979)

STATE v. Bruce L JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts II, Atty. Gen., Nancy Marks Rahmes, E. Martin Stutchfield, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., for plaintiff.

Cappuccio & Cappuccio, Frank S. Cappuccio, Westerly, for defendant.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Barbara Hurst, Chief Appellate Atty., Lise J. Gescheidt, Asst. Public Defender, Providence, amicus curiae.

OPINION

DORIS, Justice.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether this court should abandon the M'Naghten test in favor of a new standard for determining the criminal responsibility of those who claim they are blameless by reason of mental illness.1 State v. Johnson, R.I., 383 A.2d 1012, 1013 (1978). For the reasons stated herein, we have concluded that the time has arrived...

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