I also share the belief that people who are unaccountable at the time when a crime was committed should not be found guilty. Also, they must be able to communicate with their attorneys and understand the roles of each party represented in the courtroom.
First, the prosecution's side should not be so focused on how it will be perceived by the public, if the justice is at stake. Political reasoning should be excluded once the DA's office is faced with the decision whether or not to pursue with the trial. Second, the system should place more emphasis on deteremining whether or not one is competent or incompetent to stand trial, the same goes with insanity. Despite the fact that comptency to stand trial and insanity are not legal definitons, psychological
First, the prosecution's side should not be so focused on how it will be perceived by the public, if the justice is at stake. Political reasoning should be excluded once the DA's office is faced with the decision whether or not to pursue with the trial. Second, the system should place more emphasis on deteremining whether or not one is competent or incompetent to stand trial, the same goes with insanity. Despite the fact that comptency to stand trial and insanity are not legal definitons, psychological