Insanity Plea - Dr. Mike Aamodt - Radford University
Insanity Plea - Dr. Mike Aamodt - Radford University
Insanity Plea - Dr. Mike Aamodt - Radford University
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Did the Defense work?<br />
• 18 Cases<br />
– 4 were not successful<br />
– 14 were successful<br />
• NGRI in 8<br />
• Reduced sentence in 2<br />
• No jail time in 4<br />
Homosexual Panic Disorder<br />
Jonathan Schmitz<br />
• 1995, Michigan<br />
• 25 years old<br />
• Homosexual crush revealed on the Jenny<br />
Jones Show<br />
• Schmitz shot and killed admirer after show<br />
aired<br />
• Received a lessened sentence from 1 st degree<br />
to 2 nd degree murder<br />
• 25-50 years in prison sentence<br />
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