09-28-2020, 02:23 PM
(09-28-2020, 02:14 PM)GMDino Wrote: 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.
In Tennessee you basically have to show that the person did not know the difference between right and wrong or else they were acting on an "irresistible impulse".
In sanity defense cases make the news, but they usually are not successful. For example, if a person tries to hide the crime or flee from authorities that generally proves that he knew what he was doing was wrong. Also juries just usually do not believe them no matter how crazy they act after arrest unless there was a proven history of the person acting insane before the killing.
