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The relativist defense of the insanity plea, naturally enough, does not posit an absolute moral code from which to judge the actions of the accused killer. Instead, a non-absolute moral code must be employed — but which one? ... We have, then, a problem — neither of the two arguments for insanity work out. This is not...
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atheism.about.com/od/capitalpunishment/a/insanity_3.htm
atheism.about.com/od/capitalpunishment/a/insanity_3.htm
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Thus, it is possible for someone to use the absolutist position to defend the validity of an insanity plea, but it is very unlikely that you will encounter someone who will try to do it. It isn’t even likely that you will find someone doing it for the sake of argument, ... Arguments from Morals and Values:
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atheism.about.com/od/capitalpunishment/a/insanity_2.htm
atheism.about.com/od/capitalpunishment/a/insanity_2.htm
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Insanity defense - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In criminal trials, the insanity defenses are possible defenses by excuse, an affirmative defense by which defendants argue that they should not be held criminally liable for breaking the law, as th...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insanity_defense
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An insanity plea is a poor excuse for serious lawbreaking, and should have no bearing on punishment. In a majority of criminal cases, especially murder trials, an insanity plea is merely a defense strategy aimed at delivering guilty defendants from the death penalty or serving time in prison.
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speakout.com/activism/issue_briefs/1229b-1.html
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How can both sides agree about her mental condition, yet be so diametrically opposed about what to do with her? Such is the legal morass of the insanity plea, a rarely used - and rarely successful - defense. ... SANITY WEIGHED: Andrea Yates listened to opening arguments in her murder trial. REUTERS...
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www.csmonitor.com/2002/0221/p02s02-usju.html
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Is the insanity plea good or bad Okay people say they are insane and most often get away with murder They are put into a little room and are givin drugs So they get it easy Where their victum never ... but i think those things should be proven before a plea of insanity can be made!
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www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm251741.html
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For example we noticed that in killing someone, we may be guilty of first-degree murder (deliberate) or manslaughter (reckless). The limiting case of mens rea exculpation is the insanity plea (or being juvenile or an animal). In most jurisdictions the actual killer will not declared guilty.
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www.hku.hk/philodep/courses/law/insanity.htm
www.hku.hk/philodep/courses/law/insanity.htm
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"Diminished capacity" plea differs in important ways from "not guilty by reason of insanity." "Reason of insanity" is an affirmative defense to crimes. That is, a successful plea of insanity will, in most states, result in a verdict of "not guilty" and commission of the defendant to a mental institution.
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www.law.cornell.edu/background/insane/capacity.html
www.law.cornell.edu/background/insane/capacity.html
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An essay by nineteenth century writer Sarah Orne Jewett which opposes Guiteau's insanity plea. Prefaced with a summary of the case and the issues raise ... Text of Jewett's "The Plea of Insanity"
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www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/una/plea.htm
www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/una/plea.htm
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