Lindsay Clancy used the 'insanity defense'. How often is it successful?

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published September 6, 2026 at 6:20 AM MDT

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks New York Law School's Heather Cucolo about the insanity defense and how often such defenses are successful.

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