This case study will cover the homicide of Nina Lewis. Murder is a crime, to which no moral citizen can sympathise with the perpetrator. This study will use a theoretical basis to explain what led to this abhorrent crime. Firstly identification of the crime committed will be detailed. Secondly, covered is the investigation into this crime, the apprehension and conviction of the offender.
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Insanity Defense Paper CJA/354 February 9, 2014 Insanity Defense Paper As a member of a defense team at some point you will have to decide how you want your client to plead. One of the more controversial and often discussed defense pleas is to plead insanity. In order to plead insanity the defense will have to prove that the defendant was indeed not able to think clearly at the time of the crime. Each state has differing requirements for an insanity defense and that can change if one can actually plead insanity. Once the defense has decided on pleading insanity it is up to the prosecution to prove that the defendant was not insane and committed the crime with a clear mind.
This article focuses on several elements of the Forensic evaluation of insanity. Forensic Psychologists evaluate individuals accused of a crime to determine whether or not the defendant meets certain criteria for the insanity defense. The evaluation is based on the defendant’s mental state at the time of the crime. In order to determine if an individual with a major mental illness is faking symptoms to avoid punishment, evaluators use several principles. These principles include: the defendants report, observed symptoms, reported symptoms by the defendant, performance on psychological testing, overall performance and how valid symptoms manifest themselves.
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1. Define, compare, and contrast the concepts of not guilty by reason of insanity and guilty but mentally ill. What are the legal and practical consequences of each of these verdicts. 2. Discuss the evolution of the standards of insanity. Include the following: a.
Finally, there are many misconceptions and injustices surrounding the defense. I think it is impossible to know exactly what someone else is really thinking or feeling and that committing a crime is wrong no matter what the perpetrator claims his or her mental state was. I do believe the insanity defense should remain in action, because mentally ill felons do require some special treatment as opposed to regular felons. It may cause a lot of problems and controversy, but at the same time it allows mentally ill individuals the option of a fair trial. If a defendant is found NGRI or “guilty but mentally ill,” I think that he or she should be placed in a mental hospital instead of being released without treatment.