the mcnaughtan rule was defined as "to establish a defense of insanity, it must be proved that at the time of committing the act, the party accused was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as to not know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing something wrong."
so my question is... how is it possible that we as a society can even consider allowing this plea to be made?.....i mean we find hinkley not guilty by reason of insanity for trying to kill reagan but dahmer we find sane for murder, necrophelia and cannibalism!.....if the mcnaughten rule is true then what hope do we have for our country against criminals?...how easy is it to use this defense to skirt doing time in prison or even on death row?...Somebody tell me that fruitcake karr is not using the insanity plea!
2006-08-30 10:42:51 · 3 answers · asked by cookiesmom 7 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
hes facing other charges in california for pornography but something tells me theres more to this guys story than what we already know
2006-08-30 10:50:01 · update #1
Well, first of all, all charges have been dropped regarding Benet, so the point on Karr is moot.
The insanity plea is a minefield, one which I think is abused. In my city, a guy got only manslaughter for assassinating the mayor and a supervisor because he was on a sugar high and not in his right mind. It became known as the "Twinkie defense."
2006-08-30 10:49:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On what charge? Last I know he was dismissed of all charges in Colorado.
2006-08-30 17:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he is not insane and he is not the criminal anymore as his DNA did not match
2006-08-30 17:49:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋