Do you think the insanity defense is abused today by criminals?

Question

do you think the insanity defense is abused today by criminals? if so, who do you think is at fault the lawyers or the actual criminals?

Answer 1

Of course, scumbag attorneys will do anything to get their criminal clients a pass.  Here's a thought:  I wonder how the use of the insanity defense tracks with the onset of DNA testing.  With DNA at the forefront, I'm surprised anyone is stupid enough to commit a violent crime since it's so much easier to prove guilt.  What I'm thinking is that with the evidence right in front of a perp and his attorney, they see the evidence is overwhelming so they go insanity defense.  

Answer 2

studied the matter in the early eighties and learned that juries will rarely accept this defense. it is a lawyer's last resort and a real longshot, insane or not. the jury usually do not care about those who plead "guilty by reason of insanity." the convict almost everytime, particulary for murder.