Introduction
The main legal issue raised in the present scenario is whether Andrea was suffering from mental insanity when she committed the aforementioned crimes and therefore whether she can successfully rely on the defense of insanity, say, on appeal. Further, this problem raises the issue of if Andrea’s ex-husband, Rusty, bears any criminal responsibility in the crime. As a general defense to criminal liability for all offenses, the defense of insanity allows the jury to return a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict. Under this defense, the accused person may claim that at the time they committed the ...
