Dershowitz on Insanity Defense
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* Alan M. Dershowitz, former “Dream Team” member and staunch defender of O.J. Simpson, writing about the John DuPont case (“Is Insanity a Sellable Defense?” Commentary, Feb. 2), is shocked to discover that the authorities deal leniently with rich and famous people accused of misbehavior--particularly spousal abuse. He also seems outraged by defense attorneys who, having no case, resort to putting “the police on trial, much as the O.J. Simpson defense team put officers Mark Fuhrman and Philip Vannatter on trial.”
Puleeze! Dershowitz, who wrote a book on chutzpah, is well on his way to transcending it.
NEIL ROSS
Manhattan Beach
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