There exists a general presumption of sanity. However, explain how the burden shifts once a defendant raises the issue as an affirmative defense.
What will be an ideal response?
In all federal prosecutions, if the defendant raises an affirmative defense of insanity, the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 places the burden of proof upon the defendant to establish insanity by clear and convincing evidence. In the absence of such a statute, the presumption of sanity would disappear, and the prosecution would have to prove sanity beyond a reasonable doubt or by a preponderance of the evidence.
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a. Brown v. Plata b. Rhodes v. Chapman c. Richardson v. McKnight d. Johnson v. California
The individual most likely to be victimized is a
a. young black unmarried male living in poverty in an urban environment b. young white unmarried male living in poverty in a rural environment c. elderly black female living in poverty in a rural environment d. elderly white male living in an upper-class urban environment
Cultural biases represent one possible problem with intelligence tests
a. TRUE b. FALSE
Good-time credit is most relevant for determinate sentencing schemes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false