Questions tagged [insanity]
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How can Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity and Guilty but Mentally Ill exist in the same legal system?
I was reading about the two types on insanity pleas, known as 'NGRI' (Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity) and 'GBMI' (Guilty But Mentally Ill).
For example, a good excerpt is here on Google Books.
However, something very obvious is bothering me:
How…
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Murder due to temporary insanity
Due to an unfortunate event outside of his control, "Juan" temporarily goes insane. Due to his insanity, he commits an extremely heinous crime (say, for example, a school shooting.) Still a raving lunatic, he surrenders to the police.
While awaiting…
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Does the guilt of the victim affect the validity of a crime of passion
I just watched the movie 'A Time To Kill'. If you don't know it, it is about the trial of a man who kills the 2 men that violently raped and assulted his daughter. In the end, he was found innocent by reason of temporary insanity. My question is, in…
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Can NGROI defense be argued after a guilty verdict?
tl;dr: In the U.S., can a "not guilty by reason of insanity" (a.k.a., NGRI or NGROI) defense be offered after a guilty verdict but before sentencing?
In criminal prosecutions in the U.S. it is common and generally considered prudent for a defendant…
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Insanity plea construction - UK
I am reading through my textbook and I am interested in the concept of insanity. First the rules of an insanity plea:
To successfully plead insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the act the defendant D was labouring…
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My wife does not eat since 4 days, and threats me by divorce. How to save our family with a baby?
We are in Germany. Both of us, and also our baby (2 months old) are the citizen of another (EU) country.
Recently she became very crazy, and I don't know, what to do.
She does not eat. The case is serious, she lost about ten kg in the last…
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When was homosexuality as the reason for institutionalization outlawed in the US?
In the United States, I'm guessing that one can no longer commit a person to a mental hospital (AKA insane asylum) with the only reason for commitment being: "said person is gay".
Homosexuality is no longer consider to be a mental illness; it was…
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What is the threshold for "Not guilty because of mental impairment", particularly in the cases of low level crimes and older accused?
It is reported that a pensioner with dementia was convicted in criminal court of using a TV receiver without a licence (Communications Act 2003, s. 363). At the time of the offence, she had just gotten out of hospital after a stroke.
Could this have…
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