1859: The Sickles-Key Scandal

We're back and back with another precedent setting case! This week we are covering the murder of Philip Barton Key II and the first use of temporary insanity as a defense.

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Sources: Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America by Chris DeRose and Women History Blog (https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2009/08/teresa-sickles.html)
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