Originally Posted by
corrado33
I don't think the insanity plea will stick. If so, then anyone caught driving impaired could plead insanity and get out of it.
Not sure what the law is there, but here, an insanity plea only gets you a delay until the court believes you can understand what you did and why you're being punished for it. The intervening time is usually spent in a mental hospital too. Claiming you were insane but you're all better now wouldn't do you a bit of good unless you could show some serious extenuating circumstance like having been drugged without your knowledge or consent, or a medical condition you weren't previously aware of.