insanity defense

Daughter uses frying pan and knife to kill mother

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AKRON, OH – A 23-year-old woman from Akron, Ohio, has been found guilty of murdering her mother after her parents discovered she had been expelled from college due to poor academic performance. Sydney Powell was convicted last week on charges of murder, felonious assault, and tampering with evidence in the death of her 50-year-old mother, Brenda Powell, as reported by the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office. Following her conviction in the Summit County Common Pleas Court, …

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Man facing death penalty for killing a police officer is attempting insanity plea

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Elliahs Dorsey, an Indianapolis resident, faces charges of murder, criminal confinement, and four counts of attempted murder in relation to the fatal shooting of police officer Breann Leath in 2020. In hopes of avoiding the death penalty, Dorsey’s legal team has filed a motion in court for an insanity defense. This defense is based on evidence that Dorsey was facing a mental illness at the time of the shooting. Leath, along with three additional officers, …

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Mom Found Guilty of Murdering Her Daughters in Revenge Plot Against Ex-Husband

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A 37-year-old Virginia woman, Veronica Youngblood, has been convicted of murdering her two daughters, 15-year-old Sharon Castro and 5-year-old Brooklynn Youngblood, in a harrowing act of revenge against her ex-husband. Prosecutors argued that Youngblood committed the murders to retaliate against her ex-husband’s plans to move away with their youngest daughter. Although Youngblood confessed to the killings that took place on August 5, 2018, she pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury, however, remained …

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