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Unit.B.5.1. Mentally Ill Offender

[Unit.B.5.1.] [Unit.D.5.1.]

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Interactivities - Post on Discussion Board Case Study B.5.1. - Subway Pusher - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Discussion and Questions Crimes with regards to insanity usually center around "intent" as to whether the individual had the intention to commit the crime. "Mens rea" - the intention to commit a crime 1. Did Cheong have in his mind the intention to formulate this crime? 2. Post one definition for the following terms (a) insanity (b) not criminally responsible (d) diminished capacity 3. Which definition most applies to Cheung? 4. Note that Canada does not have capital punishment - it was abolished in Canada in 1976. Therefore if this crime was committed in the U.S. do you think he would have received life in prison or the death penalty?

 

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