Affirmative defense

Each day, a frighteningly large number of people with mental illness run through the criminal justice system across the nation. Most prisoners have some sort of mental illness and many defendants are never properly diagnosed. Before arriving in the criminal justice system, these individuals have frequently fallen through the “safety net” of families, hospitals and community-based treatment providers. Once they reach the courts, defendants with mental illness pose major contests for judges. Given…

next year, FCDA produced Duck and Cover. The film exemplified the way the FCDA, the government, and educators handled civil defense, particularly for children. The video instructed individuals to “duck and cover” during an air raid. In order to appeal to the young, the film included a cartoon character named Bert the turtle. In schools, “changes came in the form of civil defense drills, new identification programs for schoolchildren, innovations in school architecture, new emphasis on…

Insanity defenses are mostly used in murder cases such as the James Holmes case or other serious felony charges. Insanity tests that are used determine legal and moral liability which determines the validity of an insanity defense. Andersen and Gardner states, “When a defendant is found insane at the time the crime occurred, the court enters a judgment of not guilty by reason of insanity, and the defendant may never again be tried for that offense”(Gardner and Andersen 116). The insanity defense…

In As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner, Darl was always perceived as mildly insane. He was able to know and understand things that he shouldn’t know. In “A Streetcar Named Desire,” by Tennessee Williams, Stella’s sister Blanche lied throughout the play in order to change the way she was perceived. She was also unable to keep her secrets and painful memories which led to her insanity. In As I Lay Dying and “A Streetcar Named Desire,” both Darl and Blanche’s levels of sanity decreased when they…

The traits of a criminal are somewhat similar when it comes to each individual in many situations. In the majority of criminal cases, there is some sort of mental stress or illness involved. This is significant because mental illness is very dangerous to go untreated and it can cause people to believe insane things they are doing are acceptable. In the cases of pedophilia, involving Father John Geoghan, he had several criminal and psychopathic traits that led him to commit numerous accounts of…

ARTIFACT 1 Ineffective Punishment Crime prevention is equally, if not more important the punishing those who commit the crimes. In a world where our constant need for growth is met with smarter and more dangerous criminals, we need to take more drastic steps to protect the innocent citizens of this country. Even if the means to do so, may seem extreme. Going to prison is thought to deter criminals from committing any crimes. However in a circumstance that this form of punishment does not…

As Hamlet’s story begins, we see that he consciously slips into madness; After some time, we can see that his hallucinations start getting more and more real, which we can assume as to him becoming actually mad. We could say that in his eyes, the means justified the ends, and he had his ends very clearly objectified, but as the progress of achieving the ends occurs, the ends became blurry and his actions insane, which lead me to believe he was a little.. off and, undoubtedly, depressed even…

Joel Rozum Brianna Tanner Pre AP English 10 May 12, 2016 Hamlet: The Sanity What is insanity? It is a question that is asked countless amounts of time in court. If someone pleads insane then it could decrease their prison time by years. But what is the accepted definition of insanity? According to the Webster's Dictionary insanity is the act of being in a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill. In the play Hamlet written by…

In Johnny’s case, his attorney is claiming Johnny’s death sentence is cruel and unusual punishment, and wants a new ruling which helps establish Johnny’s class of people an exemption from the death penalty. Utilizing Atkins as precedent, there is a need for empirical evidence in order to support Johnny’s claim. Atkins utilized empirical evidence pertaining to: the number of states whose laws permit such individuals to be executed, the trend of the issue, poll data of the issue, and the amount of…

insult, I vowed revenge.”(Text pg 764) This line alone tells us that Montresor has dealt with a lot from Fortunato but Fortunato has done something this time that crosses a line. If we look at the article “The Cask of Amontillado”: A Case For The Defense., we can clearly see that place, time and family honor all play into Montresor’s act of revenge.” To do justice to Montresor we should understand that he is not an individual person seeking redress for personal insult or injury but rather an…