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The defense of insanity in criminal cases â Part I
âWhenever a person is charged with a crime and in order to obtain a conviction, the prosecutor must prove that a crime was committed and the defendant committed the crime.
Over time, the law has come to recognize certain defenses to criminal charges. Among these is the defense of insanity.
This concept traces its roots back to Ancient Greece and Rome.
The first recorded recognition of the insanity plea or defense was in 1581 by an English Judge, Justice Tracy, when he held that if the defendant understood the crime no better than an infant, a brute, or a wild beast, he could be acquitted by reason of insanity.
Letter: Small states would win with national popular vote
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Most of us would agree that the federal government should treat all citizens fairly, whether we live in small-population states or big ones.
Right now, there are 13 small-population states like Maine that have only three or four Electoral College votes; 12 are ignored by presidential candidates. Only New Hampshire ever seems to be a tossup and garners attention. Ultimately, when it comes to policies enacted once a president is in office, there is a correlation between a state’s importance in terms of Electoral College vote power and the benefits that accrue to the state from the federal government.