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It’s perfectly reasonable to say a temporary mental condition caused diminished capacity but that should not fully negate the crime. Massachusetts laws are very different from Federal laws and the majority of states, and MA laws would not give her a free pass if she were found to be affected by a temporary mental health issue. The problem is the mental health defense would normally result in confinement to a mental health facility, but if this was only an issue during/after pregnancy is she still a danger? Should she still serve time? Those are the questions the trial is trying to answer in real time.
There lies the argument of the defense (the mom). This wasn’t a temporary mental case, it was the conclusion of a very long period of mental illness. Having listened to their defense, the system failed her and her family.
No, this trial is trying to answer one very specific question, which is whether the killings were done with a criminal mind. Pretty much everything else is already known or outside the scope of a criminal case.
It’s perfectly reasonable to say a temporary mental condition caused diminished capacity but that should not fully negate the crime. Massachusetts laws are very different from Federal laws and the majority of states, and MA laws would not give her a free pass if she were found to be affected by a temporary mental health issue. The problem is the mental health defense would normally result in confinement to a mental health facility, but if this was only an issue during/after pregnancy is she still a danger? Should she still serve time? Those are the questions the trial is trying to answer in real time.
There lies the argument of the defense (the mom). This wasn’t a temporary mental case, it was the conclusion of a very long period of mental illness. Having listened to their defense, the system failed her and her family.
No, this trial is trying to answer one very specific question, which is whether the killings were done with a criminal mind. Pretty much everything else is already known or outside the scope of a criminal case.
Yep and a bunch of laypeople are doing it. Not MH experts, not doctors, random people.