A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)

by John Grisham

“As to each count of the indictment, we the jury find the defendant not guilty by reason of insanity.”

This is a major deviation from established law. In the story, once the jury ruled that Carl Lee was not guilty by reason of insanity, he was sent home for good, a free man. In real life it’s not that simple. He would have been kept in custody, taken to a mental health facility, and treated for his insanity. If he recovered, he would have been put on trial again.