Insanity defense

[GMDino]

(09-28-2020, 02:04 PM)fredtoast Wrote: If someone chops off his child's head and claims it was because God told him to should he be able a defense based on diminished insanity.

I say "no" because all religious beliefs have no basis in reality or logic.  Therefore the argument would be that everyone who believes in God is insane.  And almost all religions have dogma that justifies killing in the name of their beliefs.

Doesn't it come down to if you can prove that the suspect REALLY BELIEVES what they say?

Just finished a book on serial killers and most *try* the insanity defense but not all get away with it because their prior actions show otherwise.