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

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published September 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM EDT

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

Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.

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