Frontline. Crime of Insanity /

In 1994 a paranoid schizophrenic man, Ralph Tortorici, took a class of college students hostage, threatening and wounding one of them. Using excerpts from the actual trial, as well as interviews with Tortorici's father and brother, the defense attorney, chief assistant district attorney, the pr...

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Other Authors:	Murdock, David (Producer), Navasky, Miri (Producer), O'Connor, Karen (Karen Ann) (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	[Arlington, VA] : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2006.
Series:	The PBS Video Collection
Subjects:	Tortorici, Ralph, > 1968-1999. Insanity (Law) > United States. Trials (Assault and battery) > New York (State) Trials (Attempted murder) > New York (State) Trials (Kidnapping) > New York (State) Procès (Voies de fait) > New York (État) Procès (Tentative de meurtre) > New York (État) Insanity (Law) Trials (Assault and battery) Trials (Attempted murder) Trials (Kidnapping) New York (State) United States. Documentaries and Factual Films Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	In 1994 a paranoid schizophrenic man, Ralph Tortorici, took a class of college students hostage, threatening and wounding one of them. Using excerpts from the actual trial, as well as interviews with Tortorici's father and brother, the defense attorney, chief assistant district attorney, the prosecutor, psychiatric experts, and the presiding judge, this documentary examines the ethical dilemmas surrounding the insanity defense.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Jun. 17, 2014).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (55 min.).
Playing Time:	00:55:19