People ask me why I defend criminals. I answer that I presume they are innocent of the charges and need my help proving their innocence. This protestation is often met with an indulgent smile.
not guilty
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
A “person shall not be excused from criminal liability except upon proof that at the time of committing the alleged criminal act the person was laboring under such a defect of reason . . . as not to know the nature of the act, or that it was wrong.”