What is the test for a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Olivares, B267331 (Cal. App. 2016):
The decisions upon which appellant relies are distinguishable. In People v. Melissakis (1976) 56 Cal.App.3d 52, 53, the defendant was charged with assault with intent to commit murder, and asserted a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Prior to trial, he was examined by three psychiatrists, two of whom found no evidence of a significant medical illness, and the trial court ruled that he
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