Hamilton Case Summary

The constant years of abuse drove her into believing that it was her life or his. If she were to have been tried guilty, it would have been an aimless sentence, for she did not understand the extent of her actions, due to staggering abuse that made her temporarily insane. When denying a defense pleading insanity, it disregards the justice the sentence is supposed to serve. In the article “The Insanity Defense and the Constitution,” written by Lincoln Caplan, he analyzes a court case where there was no insanity plea available. He concludes that when a serious mental disorder refrains a person's understanding that the given sentence was retribution for his or her crime, it shows no purpose of criminal justice. Along with serving a misunderstood sentence, it does not enhance public safety since “states can civilly commit anyone who is found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity for an indefinite period, until they are no longer dangerous,”

Jamina Briggs is a 32-year-old African American female initially admitted to Memphis Mental Health Institute (MMHI) August 1, 2013, pursuant to provisions of T.C.A. §33-7-301(a) for an evaluation and assessment of competency and mental condition at the time of the alleged offenses of two counts of first degree murder of her children. She was discharged on September 26, 2013 as not competent and a recommendation for commitment. On November 11, 2013 Ms. Briggs was admitted to Western Mental Health Institute (WMHI)for continued treatment and competency training pursuant to the provisions of T.C.A. §33-7-301(b). On April 4, 2015 Ms. Briggs was discharged from WMHI as competent with support for the insanity defense. Following the court’s decision of not guilty by reason of insanity, Ms. Briggs was evaluated by West Tennessee Forensics, an outpatient provider, and subsequently admitted to WMHI pursuant to provisions of T.C.A. §33-7-303(c). Aggressive and assaultive behaviors while at WMHI

In the states Idaho, Montana, Utah and Kansas the insanity defense has been abolished due to John Hinckley being neither found or guilty by reason of insanity in his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. In cases where there is no option of the Insanity Defense, evidence of the defendant’s mental state may

However, following a court-ordered psychological evaluation, Judge Robert Rinfret found her to be not guilty by reason of insanity. In so doing, Rinfret ordered a new evaluation as means to determine how to dispose of her criminal case.

2. While that is a logical argument, I am not convinced an appellate court will reach the same conclusion. Here is the essence of what I learned from a prosecutor about why I was concerned.

Since they were in the process of divorce was her husband had another agenda behind the petition he filed to the court? If he hadn’t why was he absent at the time she was taken to the hospital? Did her husband bribe psychiatrist? Did the conversation the plaintiff had with defendant enough to level her as mentally ill? Was she really ill? If she was , could she refuse to have the treatment? Was she competent at the time of her refusal for the treatment? Was she capable to give her consent? What was the result of the treatment?

The City of Dallas the appellant terminated Ronald Hamilton the appellee for violation of the public trust and insubordination, stemming from an original arrest of Hamilton for Organized Crime in gambling activities. Upon termination, Hamilton requested a Civil Service Trial for wrongful termination. The trial board ruled that Hamilton did violate the City of Dallas Personnel Rules of insubordination and disregard of public department rules. The trial board also found that Hamilton did not violate Department Rules relating to conduct unbecoming a member of the department and conduct resulting in justified unfavorable criticism. The trial board reviewed the correctness of the disciplinary action on the part of the city, which concluded in the

the Supre Court history, Warren has become one of the mayor changes that shaped the future of the United States. Druing that time, the court faced very important cases. For example, Brown v. Broad of Education (Driver, 2012). The Warren Court deciced to make racial segregation unconstitutional in 1954 (Driver, 2012). Justice Earl Warren was the head Cheaf from 1953 to 1969 (Driver, 2012). This time was the landmark of a new era for America. People began to want change because of the strong racial profieling. By having a liberal and understanding court the country would be reform. This can be seen in a positive or negative way. This paper would explain the implications the Warren Court had in todays police work.

This memo is regarding Hamilton Corporation and the fraud that occurred. When people make decisions they don’t always do it with the right mindset. There are limitations in our judgment processes and we can identify methods to mitigate bias and improve judgment (KPMG Judgment Framework). The four common tendencies that cause limitations in our judgment processes are, availability, confirmation, overconfidence, and anchoring. In this memo I will explain each of the four tendencies, talk about which tendency I believe to have manifested in the Hamilton case, clarify issues relating to auditing the warranty reserve and describe the alternatives that should be considered in auditing the warranty reserve, and finally provide factors that

The court’s ruling further exemplified some of the points made by Feinberg when it discussed that jurors should be instructed by a psychiatrist about the mental illness and the effects that the mental illness had in the specific case, and that the juror’s should ask question along the lines of did the accused know the difference between right and wrong, and did the accused lose the power of will. These both relate to Feinberg because depending on the answer of the psychiatrist the accused may have lost their rational ability to understand right and wrong or they may have lost their power of

A potential problem with this strategy is with a large, non targeted marketing push, 75% of audience the company would be targeting is not purchasing paint. Based on the company’s standard of recovering the costs within a year, if the company doubles its advertising costs, sales should show a significant increase and there is no guarantee of this.

Other statements he has} made cause the officers to believe they have effected the capture of the long-sought fugitive. He will be held on a charge of Insanity until a rigid investigation

Jones-Blair needs to increase their sales while keeping their margins consistent with limited resources on advertising and sales promotion.

1. How might one characterize or describe the architectural paint coatings industry and Jones Blair’s trade area?

However we feel that this strategy also has several weaknesses. Compared to the first option presented by the VP of Advertising, we would still need to advertise that our product is coming down in price. If we don’t advertise, the consumer is still going to be drawn to our competitors because they will remain unaware of the new parity in pricing. Also, if we