Overview: On June 7th 2008, Sarah May Ward was arrested for the murder of Eli Westlake after she

During Mr. Coker’s trial on his new charges, his defense argued that their client was temporarily insane at the time the crimes were committed. However, the jury rejected this defense and found Mr. Coker guilty on all charges. At the sentencing hearing, the Judge instructed the jury that

This pattern often encourages people to drink more to keep the buzz going." ( Net Biz Mentor ). When people get like that they usually get a little bolder and want to do normal tasks and routines like driving a motorized vehicle. The effects of alcohol result in poor coordination, slurred speech, double vision, decrease of self-control, lost of consciousness and maybe even death.

c. Under the influence of alcohol, a person loses control over his or her thoughts and actions. Furthermore, it is essential to mention that the reaction to alcohol will depend on the stage of alcoholism, the individual characteristics of the drinker, the quantity and quality of alcohol. According to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholis, “The widespread availability of alcohol, inconsistent enforcement

The ‘loss of control’ tests were formulated as a response to the criticism of the ‘irresistible impulse’ test, whose title was even characterized as misleading by Abraham Goldstein. This new tests have a wider scope, since they encompass situations were a person has lost the power to make choices irrespective of the source that led to this loss. The emerged ‘Parson’s rule’ stresses the need for a causal link between the condition suffered by the defendant and the criminal offence committed, an element that was, also, present in the ‘M’Naghten rule’. Moreover, the test’s unfortunate criterion that the mental disease must have ‘solely’ caused the subject’s act, has been interpreted as meaning ‘primarily’ to ensure the intended scope of the

On Thursday last week, two murders have taken place. Myrtle Wilson, wife to a small garage owner, was hit and killed instantly by a speeding car two evenings ago. She had run out into the middle of the street for unknown reasons when the ‘death car’ hit her. The car was allegedly a yellow or green color and was guessed to be traveling around 40 miles per hour when it hit Myrtle. This car was coming from New York; it swerved a little but did not stop when passing

In the year 2010, 26-year-old Kenzie Houk was found murdered in her bed. Kenzie was shot in her head. Kenzie was also eight months pregnant when she was murdered (nydailynews.com). The person who found the body was her 4-year-old daughter. When the police officers arrived at the scene, they searched to see if anybody broke into the house. The police officers were unable to find any force entry. The police officers even thought it was a possibility that Kenzie ex-boyfriend could of committed the murder, but they were unable to connect him to the murder. Eventually, the police officers found out that the murderer was none other then the 11-year-old Jordan Anthony Brown.

Alcohol impairs judgment, memory, concentration and coordination, as well as inducing extreme mood swings and emotional

Many violent acts are brought on by alcohol abuse. Some people cannot tell when they had enough, and continue to drink until it becomes a big problem, such as thinking unrealistically and acting not like yourself, maybe becoming very angry, upset, very ditsy

Mark was found outside the only exit Nancy could use, in his pickup truck drunk and asleep. When the police officer arrived, they had charged mark with an invasion of privacy for violating the terms of the protective order and public intoxication. Then the state of Indiana charged mark with attempted murder, a jury trial was held and the jury found Mark guilty. Mark was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison and after completing his time five years of probation. The Indiana court had accepted mark collier appeal for his attempted murder charge, Mark had said that the evidence was insufficient and his acts were a preparation for the murder. The acts that mark had done makes the courts believe that mark was going to go through with the crime. The facts that were presented to the jury would make them believe that Mark had to take the substantial step for the crime of attempted murder. If Mark was awake, was going into the hospital, and opened to door, Mark would be guilty of attempted murder. The Indiana Supreme Court made a decision that mark was not guilty of attempted murder. Mark was not near Nancy since he was in the back of the parking

I arrived on scene at approximately 02:11 hours. I approached the front door and the victim, Hollie J. McIntosh (F/W, DOB: 07/26/1988) opened the door and let me inside. I inquired with McIntosh what happened. McIntosh stated she was shoved and choked by her boyfriend, James Dean Carvell (M/W, DOB: 01/25/1988). I observed a red mark on McIntosh’s neck. McIntosh advised Carvell was in the bedroom. McIntosh pointed to the bedroom. I entered the bedroom. Carvell was lying

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.

Heather Cook is an Episcopal Bishop in Baltimore County. She was arrested and charged with manslaughter on 27 Dec 14. The charges surprised a community and stemmed from a hit and run of a bicyclist. The actual incident occurred on Monday. The police concluded that she left the scene and returned thirty minutes later. When she returned to the scene she had been administered a breathalyzer at that time it was determined that she was almost three times the legal limit. No one wants to become a victim, but many people are guilty of catastrophic driving habits. An altered mind due to inebriation, fatigue or distraction has been proven to cause severe injury or death.

Homicide may be considered to be one of the most heinous crimes an individual may commit. There are many different reasons a person commits murder ranging from premeditated homicide to negligent homicide to a crime of passion. Presently, Nathaniel Fujita, age 20, is on trial and charged with first-degree murder in Woburn, Massachusetts. Fujita is charged with violently murdering his ex-girlfriend Lauren Astley, age 18, on July 3, 2011. Through the analysis of crime theories including labeling, psychological, and biological theories, among others, an attempt can be made to determine what drove Fujita to murder.

It could also be argued that the defendant was provoked. Provocation exists at common law but is also contained under section three of the Homicide Act 1957. To establish provocation the jury must be able to find the person charged was “provoked by things said or done or to a sudden loss of self control enough to make a reasonable man do as he did.” In this case the things said or done were Jane laughing and taunting the defendant, also the fact that she said it would serve him right if she had an affair as he was the “most boring man” she’d ever known. This may be considered as cumulative provocation which the jury may consider Humphreys 1995. The test for loss of self control stems from Duffy, there was a sudden loss of self control as Steve “immediately” flew into a rage and it was “sudden” as there was no cooling off period as in the case of Ibrams and Gregory. The case of DPP v Camplin stated that the question is not whether a “reasonable man” in similar circumstances would be provoked to lose his

Ethyl alcohol, which is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic drinks, enters the bloodstream through the walls of the gastrointestinal tract, mostly from the walls of the stomach and of the small intestines. Once ethyl alcohol enters the bloodstream, it passes through the brain and bathes the brain cells. This is how alcohol "kill" brain cells and damages the brain. (5) Different levels of alcohol in the blood have different effects on the behavior of a person; however, these effects are not predictable. At low levels, the inhibitory centers are usually suppressed and there is a "false sense of increased confidence and a feeling of well being." The depressing effects of alcohol on the brain may relax a person but equally likely, may make a person irritable, mistrusting, and very sensitive. (3) (4) (5) (6) While feeling relaxed is generally good for a person, it carries negative effects when a person gets in trouble from being overly relaxed. For example, there are cases in which women are raped as a result of being too comfortable with the men they drink with. Studies show that a substantial percentage of victims of violent crimes were intoxicated at the time of their assault (2). Offenders may