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Legally Insane In A Tell-Tale Heart By Edgar Allen Poe

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I believe that the perpetrator in A Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe is not legally insane. Legally to be insane, at the time of the crime, the killer can not tell what is or isn’t real, they can’t tell what’s right or wrong, and can’t control their behavior. In this confession it seems clear to me that the suspect wasn’t legally insane when he snuck into the old man’s room for seven nights. Nor was he insane when he murdered him, then attempted to delude the officials. Consequently, I have found that my client is legally insane and should be penalized for murder. First of all the subject of investigation clearly could tell the difference between what was real and what wasn’t. During the beginning of the recount the suspect claims, “The disease
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