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CHAPTER

I. THE CASE OF JEAN GIANINI 1

II. THE CASE OF ROLAND PENNINGTON 42

III. THE CASE OF FRED TRONSON 65

IV. THE CRIMINAL IMBECILE 83

V. RESPONSIBILITY 94

VI. THE PUNISHMENT FOR CRIMINAL IMBECILES 100

APPENDICES

A. GIANINI CASE. HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION PROPOUNDED BY
THE DEFENSE 109

B. GIANINI CASE. HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION PROPOUNDED BY
THE PROSECUTION 131

C. GIANINI CASE. DEFENDANT'S REQUEST TO CHARGE 139

INDEX 155

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

JEAN GIANINI _Frontispiece_

FACING PAGE

ROLAND PENNINGTON 42

FRED TRONSON 66

THE CRIMINAL IMBECILE