All Articles tagged insanity defense

• Justice Commentaries
  September 27, 2020 EDT
  ADRIFT IN THE INTERSTICES OF LAW AND JUSTICE: DIVINING RIGHT AND WRONG IN THE SAD, STRANGE CASE OF PEOPLE V. SCHMIDT
  James R. Acker

  If the question is whether Hans Schmidt’s conviction and execution were defensible in law and also consistent with justice, the answers, at a minimum, are debatable.

• Justice Commentaries
  July 17, 2018 EDT
  NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL COMPETENCY: CURRENT USES AND FUTURE POTENTIAL
  John B. Meixner Jr.

  There is little literature discussing how neuroscience data, at our current level of understanding, might be able to aid in determining competency. This article begins to fill that gap.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  GENDER ROLE INCONGRUENCE AND THE ADJUDICATION OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
  Bonita M. Veysey

  This paper investigates the effects of gender and gender role incongruence on the determination of criminal responsibility.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  GENDER ROLE INCONGRUENCE AND THE ADJUDICATION OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
  Bonita M. Veysey

  This paper investigates the effects of gender and gender role incongruence on the determination of criminal responsibility.