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…of the wording "mental condition shall not be a defense to any charge of criminal conduct" would mean that an affermative plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity" could not be raised. The crucial distinction here is drawn between affermative and ordinary defenses…

…of the wording "mental condition shall not be a defense to any charge of criminal conduct" would mean that an affermative plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity" could not be raised. The crucial distinction here is drawn between affermative and ordinary…

…against the coming of death and accentuates his reasoning by use of these poetic techniques. In the poem, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” Dylan Thomas presents the poem’s theme and tone through a son’s desperate plea with his dying father…

…unconstitutuional. A more limited reading of the wording "mental condition shall not be a defense to any charge of criminal conduct" would mean that an affermative plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity" could not be raised. The crucial distinction here is drawn…

…of the wording "mental condition shall not be a defense to any charge of criminal conduct" would mean that an affermative plea of "not guilty by reason of insanity" could not be raised. The crucial distinction here is drawn between affermative and ordinary…

…, but the difference is that the Machiavelli's Prince was written after the Medici had returned to power, and therefore great restraints were placed upon his writing. The Prince, it may be argued, was a plea to get Machiavelli his job back from the powerful Medici who alone…

…Indian, Rev. Nicholas Noyes, Sarah Cloyce, and most notably, Cotton Mather. *Giles Corey was not executed for refusing to name a witness, as portrayed in the movie. The play is accurate: he was accused of witchcraft, and refused to enter a plea, which held up…

…Vietnam, as the United States attempted to make peace to end the war, but the plea was rejected, and mass bombings by U.S. B-52's resumed. An astronomical amount of American money was pumped into the war effort in Vietnam, and this stirred resentment among U.S…

…Ronny Zamora was tried for first degree murder, burglary, robbery, and possession of a firearm in connection with the slaying of his elderly neighbor, Elinor Haggart. During the trial Zamora's lawyer entered a plea of insanity, stating, "He was under…

…actively participating in normal life. In Krebs' case, in "Soldier's Home," his inability to cope manifested itself in a general depression, a sort of post-traumatic stress disorder, where he was not able to deal with even his mother's pleas for him to pray…