11.   A switch back to an insanity defense would mean Ferguson would have to submit to examination by psychiatrists chosen by both the prosecution and the defense, Kuby said.

12.   A traditional insanity defense based on a thick medical record will make it easier for jurors to dismiss her claim, he said.

13.   But after the verdict Monday, Carney said it was difficult to argue for an insanity defense.

14.   But David also knew, his brother writes, that a trial in which an insanity defense was offered would be too agonizing for Theodore to bear.

15.   But in recounting his short discussion with Rosenthal, he hinted at an insanity defense.

16.   But the prosecution contends that the defendant is faking the disorder to invoke an insanity defense.

17.   By law, prosecutors cannot attack an insanity defense until the defense officially raises it later during trial.

18.   Carney also declined to say whether he would mount an insanity defense if and when Salvi goes to trial.

19.   Changes in the law followed a sea change in public attitudes, according to legal scholars, as the insanity defense generated mounting skepticism.

20.   Carney, who is expected to mount an insanity defense, could not be reached for comment Thursday but Delahunt applauded the decision.