ABC News: Forensic psychologist release from hospital following insanity plea

Release Date: August 19, 2010 This content is archived.

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Charles Patrick Ewing, professor of law, was interviewed for an article on ABC News about a Florida woman who was found not guilty by reason of insanity after claiming the Virgin Mary told her to drown her three young daughters nearly 30 years ago, and now medical professionals say she is well enough to be release from the state hospital where she was committed. It's not easy to get released after using the insanity defense, he said, but it is possible for individuals to be granted freedom after years in a mental institution.

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