Thank you for telling this family's story. I hope you will follow them, especially the kids as they take their dad's example and spirit into adulthood. I think there will be a lot more to their story.
When a defendant enters a plea to the court of Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect, the court MUST have the defendant examined by a mental health professional. If the opinion of the said doctor is that at the time of the crime(s) the defendant was suffering from such a mental disease or defect that he could not conform his behavior to the requirements of the law or did not understand that his actions violated the law, then he must be found Not Guilty by reason of such mental disease or defect and be ordered committed to the state hospital for an indefinite period or until he is cured.
Your article is full of emotion to the point of implying that someone did something wrong here. But, unless you are claiming that the examining doctor is lying, this case was properly handled in accordance with the law!
Thank you for telling this family's story. I hope you will follow them, especially the kids as they take their dad's example and spirit into adulthood. I think there will be a lot more to their story.
When a defendant enters a plea to the court of Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect, the court MUST have the defendant examined by a mental health professional. If the opinion of the said doctor is that at the time of the crime(s) the defendant was suffering from such a mental disease or defect that he could not conform his behavior to the requirements of the law or did not understand that his actions violated the law, then he must be found Not Guilty by reason of such mental disease or defect and be ordered committed to the state hospital for an indefinite period or until he is cured.
Your article is full of emotion to the point of implying that someone did something wrong here. But, unless you are claiming that the examining doctor is lying, this case was properly handled in accordance with the law!