Mr. Smith Insane Case Study

Ladies and gentleman of the court, although misconceived, Mr. Smith is a sweet man with a kind heart, who has had the displeasure of being born insane. The murder and disassembly of Mr. Smith is an extremely tragic incident that should never happen to another being. Although all of us feel sympathetic for Mr. Jones and his family, but the blame should not be put on Mr. Smith, but on his condition. The legal definition of insanity is, “a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot manage his/her own affairs, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior.” Although the word “or” does indicate that only one of the reasons has to apply for the person to be considered insane, sadly Mr. Smith’s condition applies to all of the above. Mr. Smith doesn’t need to be imprisoned, he needs help. Since Mr. Smith hears things that aren’t there, has a …show more content…
Jones, Mr. Smith said, “I smiled as I felt that success was near.”(66) In this statement he is associating success with Mr. Jones’ death. The normal emotion to bear is sorrow or despair, yet Mr. Smith smiled at the contemplation of death. Mr. Smith also pronounce, “I had no fear, however, as I went down to open the door. Three men were at the door, three officers of the police.”(66-67) With the knowledge that it was late at night and he had a corpse in the floorboard, Mr. Smith should’ve acknowledged the emotion of panic or fear, not the complete opposite. With these severe of a case of schizophrenia, Mr. Smith is unable to manage his own affairs. He was incapable of making wise decisions due his mental