The Bobbitt case

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Lorena Bobbitt's acquittal for cutting off her husband's penis causes Alistair Cooke to reflect on legal definitions of insanity in the state of Virginia.

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Fri 28 Jan 199421:00

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Fri 28 Jan 199421:00
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