- sanity trial
- In some states the issues of sanity and guilt may be tried separately in a bifurcated trial
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
sanity trial
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alienists — al·ien·ist || eɪlɪənɪst n. psychiatrist, doctor who treats mental illness; psychiatrist who serves as a professional witness in a sanity trial … English contemporary dictionary
