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Posttraumatic stress disorder and criminal responsibility

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Pages 64-85 | Published online: 18 Oct 2010

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  • State v Heads, No. 106-126 (1st Jud. Dist. Ct. Caddo Parish LA Oct. 10, 1981)
  • State v Felde, 422 So. 2d 370 (La. 1982)
  • State v Mann, No. 82-CR-310 (Cir. Ct. Marinette Cty. WI, Aug. 1983)
  • State v Kelly, 97 N.J. 178,478 A.2d 364 (1984)

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