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- (WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Raymond Gregory, on the advice of his lawyer, pleaded insanity in 1971 after falling asleep drunk with a penknife in his pocket in a construction site in Washington D.C. He was locked up for over 40 years.
Reb tells you what everyone should know about "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" in America.
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OTHER RESOURCES
NOT GUILTY, YET CONTINUOUSLY CONFINED—Reforming the Insanity Defense (2020): https://www.law.georgetown.edu/american-criminal-law-review/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/57-2-not-guilty-yet-continuously-confined-reforming-the-insanity-defense.pdf
When 'Not Guilty' Is a Life Sentence: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/magazine/when-not-guilty-is-a-life-sentence.html
Jones v. United States (1983) - https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/463/354/
Foucha v. Louisiana (1992) - https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/504/71/
Community reintegration programs for successful reentry for individuals deemed not guilty by reason of insanity: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=21620&context=dissertations
"THE ANGELS THAT SURROUNDED MY CRADLE": The History, Evolution, and Application of the Insanity Defense: https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4872&context=buffalolawreview
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00:00 - THE TRESPASSER CASE.
07:24 - THE CARD.
15:33 - THE VISITING MOTHER.
18:51 - The Ancient History of "Insanity"
27:08 - THE WOULD-BE SHOPLIFTER.
28:30 - THE "PUBLIC SAFETY" MYTH.
35:29 - How is this constitutional...?
43:38 - THE HOPE.
46:12 - Reb's Rebuttal
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. - (WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Real life is not a murder mystery board game. What you say on the internet can, indeed, cost you millions.
Learn all about one unfortunate tarot TikToker, PLUS:
Cops tackle a grandma over a phallic-shaped outfit;
Man pays for a "full-contact" experience with a black leopard;
Car thief steals 26 cars to go argue with his girl;
Prisoner escapes NY prison by dressing like a lawyer;
The right to shoot your own vehicle in America;
and more.
Enjoy!
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00:00 - Intro
00:25 - CASE 1: No D-Tators
01:29 - CASE 2: Stealing cars is romantic?
02:28 - CASE 3: Man's passion is escaping from prison
05:47 - CASE 4: TIKTOKER ORDERED TO PAY $10MIL
18:22 - CASE 5: Black leopard mauls FL man (duh?)
23:00 - CASE 6: Woman finds hitman to kill ex on Facebook (WITH PLOT TWIST?!)
26:23 - CASE 7: Car trouble? Shoot it.
28:11 - CASE 8: Judge puts condoms in acorns. Yep.
29:32 - Reb's Rebuttal
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. - (WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Louisiana Sheriff's deputies Brandon Coker and Michael Golden discovered the loves of their lives — in the arms of each other’s wife.
Reb gives you all the weird, sticky, and devilish details of three employment cases to make you a little more grateful for your workplace environment (or maybe not?):
Best friend cops swap wives and houses and file a lawsuit;
Ex-employee claims Comcast had a pie-in-the-face-policy;
Plaintiff says boss at the Hampton Inn insisted he get an exorcism...
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00:00 - Intro
00:36 - CASE 1: Cop Swappers
08:41 - CASE 2: Tied and...Pied?
18:51 - CASE 3: Exorcism at the Hampton Inn
26:12 - Reb's Rebuttal
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. - (WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Can a Salvadoran Civil War criminal in the 1980s be sued for money damages in a Virginia courtroom in 2026? The brother of a Dutch journalist he ambushed and executed is ready to find out.
PLUS a bonus case!: 73-Year-Old Treasure Hunter Released After Decade in Prison for Not Sharing Booty. (A new addition to Reb's list of favorite cases we've ever covered on Rebuttal.)
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00:00 - Background
01:25 - Kuiper v. Mario A. Reyes Mena (4th Cir. July 8, 2026)
23:50 - United States v. Tommy Thompson (D. Ohio March 14, 2026)
32:16 - Reb's Rebuttal
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. - (WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) This is our fifth **Reb's Round-Up** episode—A rapid-fire (or as rapid as Reb can make it) list of cases that deserve to be included in the Rebuttal Podcast universe but are too short to devote a full episode to.
For this Round-Up, Reb gives you *9 bonus cases* to sneak into a group chat or two, including:
A nun prosecuted;
A bouncy castle kingpin;
An amputated limb battle;
A Samurai sword against home invader ninjas;
A priest with a bite;
And more...
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00:00 - Intro
00:14 - Case 1
04:32 - Case 2
07:42 - Case 3
12:44 - Case 4
18:36 - Case 5
25:23 - Case 6
30:05 - Case 7
36:46 - Case 8
40:23 - Case 9
45:03 - Reb's Rebuttal
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