Novosel v. Helgemoe

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• reversing case law holding that insanity is an element of the crime, and holding that insanity is an affirmative defense that the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence
• where insanity negates mental element, bifurcated hearing in which evidence of insanity is excluded from guilt phase may not be appropriate
• cognitive disability causing defendant to believe “that he was squeezing lemons rather than someone’s neck” would exonerate him from criminal liability under Criminal Code
• superseded in part on other grounds by statute as recognized in State v. Blair, 143 N.H. 669, 673 (1999)

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