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TIl that the first use of the 'temporary insanity defense' in the U.S. WAS WHEN IN 1859, a Congressman SHOT AND KILLED a man who was having an affair with his wife. THE man killed was Philip Barton Key II,SON OF THE STAR spangled Banner author Francis Scott Key.

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