Victim Of Insanity Research Paper

The purpose of the insanity defense is to protect the defendants that are found to be mentally ill. Although insanity may be difficult to prove, it gives the opportunity for others to prove that they are not mentally competent to understand the severe degree of their actions. An accused that is not mentally stable, is not able to stand trial like every other criminal. They have to find a different approach during their trial. They cannot think rationally, and they are not in contact with reality so therefore, they have the chance to use the plea. The defense is idea to those who actually have a mental disorder or have a history of dealing with a mental disorder.

The first case I read about brings us all the way back to 1981. In Arizona, Steven Steinberg awakens from a sleep to find his wife stabbed to death 26 times. Steven quickly fumbles over her body to the phone and calls police immediately. He tells them his wife has been murdered in a burglary gone wrong. Upon investigation though, police discover that this was no burglary, that in fact Steven was the one who has killed his wife. Steven in a state of confusion recounts that night because he has no memory of murdering his wife, he explains to police he had no reason to, he loved her. This case then went to trial and Steinberg told judges that he was sleepwalking at the time of the murder, and therefore not ‘sane’ during it. The jury found Steven Steinberg not guilty and he was free to go. So is sleepwalking a valid insanity defense? In my opinion yes, I believe while sleepwalking you’re in a dissociative mental state that you can’t control. When sleeping your daytime reality becomes a distorted dream, in Stevens case his wife was

Sometimes for an artist the only difference between insanity and genius is success. With an imagination so wild and a pencil so sharp my “art” is revolution I am an artist who creates her own concept and doesn’t take the idea from someone else to pass it off as my own plagiarism will get you from point A to point B but your own ideas will take you anywhere and everywhere.

The insanity defense has become popularized by criminal television shows, but it is not used as portrayed. According to Dr. Zachary Torry, a psychiatrist, the defense is actually used in one percent of cases and not even one-fourth of those cases will succeed in front of a jury (Torry). Furthermore, the legal definition of insanity is very different than the societal definition. As stated by George Blau, a criminal defense lawyer, “insane” does not describe someone who is psychotic or crazy, but it instead describes someone who does not know the difference between right or wrong. They are found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) because one of the three traits of a crime is not evident. The three traits are a guilty mind (mens rea), a prohibited act, and a pre-established sentence (Blau). For the insane, there is no mens rea because someone cannot feel guilty for an act that they do not know is wrong. Therefore, those found NGRI have a different punishment than those convicted of a crime. Their sentence is often time at a mental institution where treatment is available, but the sentences can be irregular and unchecked by government associations. Therefore, the insanity defense may need to be amended, by requiring monitoring of the cases and adopting the mens rea approach or to be completely abolished because of its potential improper use and a lack of proof.

My insanity case is People v. Wilbur, 226 Ill. App. 3d 733 (3rd Dist. 1992). In this case, the defendant was a 14-year-old being charged as an adult for a murder that happened in 1988. It was said that child showed that he didn’t regret what he had done. The child admitted to the crime. The defendant’s expert witness said that the child suffered from schizophrenia and that he has heard “voices” in his head. The jury came to the verdict of guilty but mentally ill. The 14-year-old was sentenced to 60 years in prison. The trial court case was appealed is now in the hands of the Appellate Court of Illinois. Two expert witnesses disagreed on the defendant’s state of mind at the time of the murder. One saying that he was able to conform his acts to the law. The other saying, he was not. (pg. 736). The Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s decision.

The article opens with a description of Ashley Moser, one of James Holmes’s victims, on the witness stand and her emotional account of what happened on the day of the shootings. Ashley and her 6-year-old daughter Veronica were watching a Batman sequel at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado when the gunshots began. She tried to grab Veronica’s hand, but she was shot in the chest and fell on top of her. She was crushing her but could not move because she had been struck in the spine by a bullet. She later found out that Veronica had already been dead; she was shot four times. Doctors were able to save Ashley but not her unborn child. Ashley Moser lost two children and became paralyzed that day. Unfortunately, she was not the only one.

Former U.S president Ronald Reagan was shot by a man named John Hinckley in the year 1981. The president along with many of his entourage survived the shooting despite the heavy infliction of internal and external injuries. The Hinckley case is a classic example of the 'not guilty by reason of insanity' case (NGRI). The criminal justice system under which all men and women are tried holds a concept called mens rea, a Latin phrase that means "state of mind". According to this concept, Hinckley committed his crime oblivious of the wrongfulness of his action. A mentally challenged person, including one with mental retardation, who cannot distinguish between right and wrong is protected and exempted by the court

In criminal cases where an insanity defense is used, the defense must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was not responsible for his or her actions during a mental health breakdown. There are two forms of an insanity defense, cognitive and volitional. In order for an individual to meet the requirements for cognitive insanity it must be proven that the defendant had to be so impaired by a mental disease at the time of the act that they did not know the nature of what they were doing. If they are fully aware of their actions, one must prove that they didn’t know what they were doing was wrong. Volitional insanity, also known as irresistible impulse, states that the defendant is able to differentiate between right or wrong at the time, but suffered from a mental disease that made them unable to control themselves. Volitional insanity is common in crimes of vengeance, where very few states allow the use of this defense. The insanity defense should not be confused with incompetency. In incompetency cases, the individual is not able to understand the nature and consequences of the case, nor adequately able to help an attorney with his or her defense. The insanity defense reflects the approach that an individual who can’t acknowledge the consequences of their actions should not be punished for the crime. In most jurisdictions a professional is bought in to determine if the defendant was not able to differentiate between right or wrong at the time of the

The insanity defense is a very complex criminal defense plea. Over hundreds of years, the insanity defense has evolved. The correct term for the insanity defense in a criminal case will be “not guilty by reasons of insanity” (NGRI). Many people have used the insanity defense without success. When someone uses the NGRI defense it is argued that a mental illness took full effect leading to an individual to commit a criminal act. Many have tried to use such a defense, yet one after another they have failed. The insanity defense is one of the hardest, if not the hardest defense to use. Pleading insanity can be tricky. One cannot simply plead insanity and expect for it to work.

"Insanity is defined as a mental disorder of such severity as to render its victim incapable of managing his affairs or conforming to social standards." (Insanity, pg. 1) It is used in court to state that the defendant was not aware of what he/she was doing at the time of the crime, due to mental illnesses. But insanity is a legal, not a medical, definition. There is a difference between mental illness and going insane. Many problems are raised by the existence of the insanity defense. For example, determining the patient's true mental illness (whether they are faking or not), placement of the mentally ill after trial, the credibility of the psychological experts, the percentage of cases that are actually successful,

The workout program that I chose was the Insanity Max: 30 workout from the company Beach Body. The program consists of 10 DVD’s, the first set of 5 is to be used the first month and each workout last 30 minutes and is to be done once a day. The second set, to be used the second month, is also composed of 5 DVD’s and is composed of 30 minutes sessions as well. The second month is at a higher intensity level than the first month and pushes you to work harder. The Insanity Max: 30 workout is just that, insanity. The program makes you push yourself until you max out, after you have reached your max you keep going. According to Shaun T, you won’t get results until you have pushed your body to the max. The program also includes the max out guide, a nutrition guide, and a no time to cook guide which gives you information on how to eat out and stay healthy. The best part about this workout, it has you use your own bodyweight, which means you don’t have to spend money on workout equipment!

As a young child I grew up with no parents because of the fact my mother was insane. They say that these types of things get passed down in family, but mine led me to my death. I was also the biggest movie star with a lot of expectations. Including failed marriages and rumored affairs. I didn't grow up in a stable environment.i was raped at age 9. Was I insane because my mother was? for my father's absence? Or was my insanity caused by the others around me? I would say my mother is to blame, and my father. Not only did i inherited her same illness i also had to grow up without a family while trying to make myself known and succeed in the world. Since i didn't have a family there for me i had to deal with troubles

One day there was a bunch of friends together. They didn't know what to do,but they had a crazy idea they wanted to go to the creepy insane asylum. It was ten o'clock at night they got into the house and it was very dark.They heard footsteps when they got upstairs they didn't know what to do. There was a bunch of glass everywhere and they saw a body lying there all bloody and there was like horns in it.

It had been a long day. Emma and David had made it to the Mirror where they arrested Sidney. Regina had suggested they put him in the basement of the hospital. That is where they kept the mentally insane, or in the past it was where the mayor liked to lock up innocent people for her own gain. This was not one of those times.

Purpose: Heavy smoking is strongly associated with schizophrenia. Schizophrenics are the heaviest smokers in the mental health population and have higher rates of smoking than the general population. This may be because they are self-medicating in order to alleviate the negative cognitive effects of the disorder and from typical antipsychotic drug treatment.