Confusing Insanity Defense?
831995
One time I was convicted of public nudity for taking a poop in a toilet that was in the showroom of a hardware store.  I plead the insanity defense and got off with a warning.
1182368
I remember the story. Not so much the details of it. \n\nShe was possessed. I'm sure if insanity is a reason, she qualified.  There will be scores of this going on in the next couple of years, like never before. That was only 1 story you heard on National News. OK?\n\n  Think of the stories you never hear about. I was on the Sheriffs Dept 9 years. In 1986, we got a call about a boy had been beat and killed at school. In a town of 6,000 people. Never had any problem at all in that town. A cult group of Devil worshipers, Took a ballbat and beat the boy to death, because he was in a "special Ed", class. 5 6th graders went to a reformatory until age 18, then will go to the Penitentiary, for life.\n  none of these kids, parents had a clue what was going on.\n\nsad  huh?
787178
If he is special needs then there should be some consideration of mental competency.  Special needs doesn't always mean that a child doesn't know right from wrong.  If this child knew that the trafficing of drugs was wrong then why did he follow "orders", why didn't he seek help?  If the child was not capable of understanding that his actions were wrong then his lawyer should be caplable of picking up on that fact and have his client declared unfit for trail by reason of mental incompetency.  No matter how much you care for this child you need to let him be accountable for his actions if he is accountable, if not you should have never given him back.
748246
A mental asylum seeker maybe?
763973
The judge reached the correct legal conclusion.  What is there to react to?  The criminal court system lacks the jurisdiction and is under no obligation to order or arrange for his care.\n\nOn a human, rather than legal, level, none of us has the right to judge his actions during his time of grief, which are more understandable given his mental illness.
427472
Respective to your question's sequence, sanity and insanity.
55456
Every first year law student should be able to tell you that most crimes have two components: (1) the actus reus (latin for guilty act) and (2) mens rea (latin for guilty mind).\n\nIn most jurisctions, the insanity defense requires that the defendant be "under such defect of reason from disease of the mind" as to not realize what they were doing or why it was a crime.  Sometims this is referred to as the "right/wrong" test.\n\nIn many crimes, out society makes a distinction based on the intent.  For example, premeditated murder is punished more severly that other types of murder.  Our society has made a judgment that people with mental defects who commit wrongful acts should not be punished as severely as those who intentionally do wrong things, if punished at all.\n\nYou also need to consider some of purposes of our justice system.  If you see punishment as the primary purpose of our justice sytem, a person who cannot understand the wrongful nature of their acts will not understand the punishment.  If you believe rehabilitation is the primary purpose, prison will not rehability someone with a mental illness.  Thus, we have alternate methods of dealing with crimes commit by the mentally impaired.
824346
Well it sounds reasonable....but could it not be proven that the insanity influenced the defendants choice not to take meds or get help, whereas is his right mind he would have?
985496
ask a judge or police officer to explain it.
934241
If he ever makes threats to you or others, or appears that he may be a threat to his own well-being, you can have him arrested as a threat (cops and professionals call this being "Baker-Act'ed", based on the law that allows authorities to arrest a mentally deranged suspect).\n\nPeople who are apprehended in a psychotic state are taken in for short term assessment (usually 24 hours); if they are diagnosed as mentally ill, either acute or chronic, they are taken to short-term facilities for analysis and to allow time for families to try and arrange long term treatment through a residential or other long-term facility for adolescents and minors. \n\nIn some cases, insurance covers mental care, both residential and counseling; otherwise, rely on the state's social services organizations - either this boy gets saved now, or the police will be cleaning up after him in the future - God forbid at the expense of someone else...
680052
Pro..A person can not be held responsible for their actions if they are so menatlly disturbed that they don't even know right from wrong and have no grasp on reality.With that said, I do believe that it is time to start putting people who have such serious mental disorders back in institutions.In California, among many states, the policy is to only hold a very small number of disturbed people.There are thousands, state wide, of people who have no business wondering the streets.They are a danger to themsleves and to everyone around them.But I do think that the guidelines for determing who is insane should be very stiff.And in most cases they are anyway.
1052279
You need to call and talk to an attourney. Rights for mentally ill patients varies from state to state.
479249
Unfortunately the courts in this country favor the accused when it comes to justice. A personal thought, you may want to keep a journal on hand so that you can keep all incidents, such as his remarks towards killing himself, on file. Just have the date/time, explanation of incident. This may help should you need to go through a major trial or anything of that nature.\nI'd keep pulling strings, piss some people off, get a lawyer working along side of you. If the lower courts refuse to do anything, I'd take it to higher courts.
785707
You are being harassed and you are confused and totally lost. Get a lawyer ASAP!
317568
Mistaken? Deluded? Mentally ill?
428573
If you called the hotline, and they put you in the hospital, it was most likely an involuntary psyche ward.\nThat is the legal procedure. You were a danger to yourself, and you were locked up in the hospital. I am surprised they only kept you for 3 days. Consider yourself lucky. \n\nIn short, you can't sue.
736963
The term is actually 5150, it's police code for "Escaped Mental Patient".  Not trying to be mean just answering!