In January 1983, defendant set fire to rugs, a couch, and a bed in the Bronx apartment of his girlfriend, Anna Hernandez. Defendant has a prior history of mental illness which dates back to 1973. He has been hospitalized on numerous occasions for schizophrenia and alcohol or drug addiction.
At issue is whether defendant was legally insane when he set the fires in Hernandez' apartment. At trial, both defendant and the prosecutor had psychiatric experts testify as to...
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