Question

​As indicated by surveys of the general population, what percentage of people perceive that the insanity defense is used too often?

Answer 1

Answer:

90%    

Explanation:

Insanity defense is mostly used by the criminals in the court. It is considered as the affirmative defense when the defendant in front of the court judge accepts the guilt of the crime but argues that he is not responsible for the crime as his actions are controlled by the persistent mental or psychiatric disease when he committed the crime.

Thus the defendant blames his mental disease for the crime that he committed. In United States, according to the statistics by the general population, about 90% of the criminal uses  insanity defense to defend themselves in the court.

Thus the answer is --- 90%.