Re: Insanity Defense/The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do it (2021), The Devil on Trial (2023) What is an insanity plea and is it a get out of jail free card? Can someone be acquitted of a crime due to demonic possession? Sources: Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 17(a) (1984). Federal Rules of Evidence, 704(b). General Statutes of Connecticut, § 53a-54a, 53a-13 (2023 Edition). Durham v. U.S., 214 F.2d 862 (D.C. Cir. 1954). U.S. v. Freeman, 357 F.2d 606 (2nd ...