01:202:201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Intentionality, Equal Protection Clause, Unlawful Killing
31 Jan 2017
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M"naghte(cid:374) rule: ask defe(cid:374)da(cid:374)t if they k(cid:374)ew what they were doi(cid:374)g, a(cid:374)d if they knew if it was right or wrong. Durha(cid:373) rule: if (cid:373)etal disease is the (cid:272)ause of a perso(cid:374)"s a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s, they cannot be held responsible. The brawner rule: places responsibility solely in the hands of the jury. The guilty but mentally ill verdict: they are guilty, but incapacitated to act rationally per mental illness. Insanity defense under federal law: idra (an act passed to say that the defendant must prove their insanity) Supreme court decided that someone could not be held in a mental institution indefinitely unless they were proven dangerous or mentally ill. Diminished capacity defense: based on claims that the defendant has a mental condition that might not be able to exonerate them from guilt, but is relevant to specific mental elements of certain crimes.
