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Virginia Bans Mental Health Evidence in Trials. Lawmakers Could Soon Change This

Virginia Bans Mental Health Evidence in Trials. Lawmakers Could Soon Change This

by Tom Mix | May 24, 2021 | Around The Web

Proposed legislation would allow people accused of crimes to tell juries if they had a mental illness, autism spectrum disorder, or an intellectual or developmental disability at the time of a crime. The bill could have helped individuals like Matthew Rushin. On Jan....
Former ODU student serving 10 years for crash released from prison following conditional pardon

Former ODU student serving 10 years for crash released from prison following conditional pardon

by Tom Mix | May 24, 2021 | Around The Web

Matthew Rushin, a former Old Dominion University student sentenced to 10 years for a car crash that left a man severely disabled, was released from prison Monday after getting a conditional pardon from the governor last year. Rushin was released from Nottoway...
Giving Defendants The Right To Disclose Their Mental Illness In Court: Radical Change In Virginia

Giving Defendants The Right To Disclose Their Mental Illness In Court: Radical Change In Virginia

by Tom Mix | May 24, 2021 | Around The Web

On Saturday, February 27, 2021, the General Assembly passed legislation (see bill below) that will allow defendants with mental illness (as well as intellectual or developmental disabilities) to introduce evidence in court pertaining to their diagnosis and how it may...
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