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Chapter 6 You Decide Part II - Justify Your Choices: Protection for All

1. The focus in Protection for All is on defendants who plead an excuse defense. Explain your choices in this scenario by addressing the following questions:

How has use of an insanity defense changed since the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr.? What tests for this insanity defense are most effective in your opinion? Should the test for insanity include whether the mental disease or defect overcame the defendant's willpower or volition?

2. How can a person's age act as an excuse defense? Discuss the issues involved in the context of the scenario.