People that commit crimes and go to trial are being tried differently if they claim to be clinically insane. People who are thought to be clinically insane should still be punished the same as if they were not insane. The Insanity Defense is the most controversial of all criminal defense strategies. Simply, the Insanity defense […]
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Jared Lee Loughner is described as a socially awkward loner who has shown violent behavior in the past. After he was suspended from Pima Community College for going on campus with police, he dropped out when he refused to prove he was mentally fit to return to classes. New reports state that Loughner likely suffers […]
Criminal Defense Case Analysis Throughout this document a discussion of two main defense types used within our criminal justice system will be explored: factual and legal. The factual defense will be extremely brief but the legal defense will offer two sub-group defenses justification and excuse along with six sub-categories for each. Justifications six sub-groups consist […]