Insanity Defense

Alabama has requested to proceed with the execution of Alan Miller, who says his paperwork selecting nitrogen hypoxia as execution method was lost. More

September 22, 2022

Darrell Brooks, the man accused in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack in Wisconsin, withdrew his plea of not guilty by insanity in court on Friday. More

September 9, 2022

WAUKESHA (Scripps News Milwaukee) — Darrell Brooks, the man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens in the Waukesha Christmas Parade, was back in court Friday for a motion hearing.    The hearings came after defense attorneys filed several motions, including one to suppress interrogation recordings from the night of the parade. Brooks […] More

August 26, 2022

DODGEVILLE, WI. (Court TV) – One fact is certain in the murder trial of Sean Pickett; The 21-year-old killed his mother and the family dog, a pit bull named “Chico.” This jury must decide whether he should be held responsible for causing their deaths. More

July 7, 2022

Here's a look at how insanity pleas work in the Wisconsin justice system and what Brooks' attorneys would have to prove to avoid prison. More

June 24, 2022

A man who drove his car through crowds of people in Times Square in 2017, killing a young tourist and maiming helpless pedestrians, was cleared of responsibility because of mental illness. More

June 22, 2022

A concert by John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, has been canceled even as Hinckley was freed from federal court oversight. More

June 16, 2022

John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is saying thank you to the people who helped him win freedom from court oversight. More

June 2, 2022

John Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is "no longer a danger to himself or others" and will be freed from all restrictions this month. More

June 1, 2022

Attorneys for the U.S. government have indicated that they will not oppose a plan to lift all remaining restrictions next month on John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981. More

May 20, 2022

Clarence Dixon, Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978, was put to death after a nearly eight-year hiatus in the state's use of the death penalty brought on by a nearly two-hour execution that critics say was botched. More

May 11, 2022

A judge has ruled that an Arizona prisoner convicted in the 1978 killing of a university student is mentally fit to be put to death next week. More

May 5, 2022

A judge on Thursday set a Sept. 6 trial date for a teenager charged with murder and other crimes in a Michigan school shooting that killed four students. More

April 21, 2022

Former Olympian Michael Barisone not guilty in the shooting of Lauren Kanarek. Barisone had faced attempted murder and other charges. More

April 14, 2022

A man has been sentenced to 375 years in jail in the 2016 slayings of three people, including two children. More

April 11, 2022

Attorneys for Darrell Brooks Jr., accused of killing 6 and injuring dozens more, told a judge they need to push the trial into 2023. More

March 29, 2022

A former Olympian is on trial for the attempted murder of a promising dressage rider and her fiancé. More

March 29, 2022

Judge grants prosecutor's request that Ethan Crumbley, Michigan teen charged in fatal school shooting, not be named during the separate trial of his parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley. More

March 22, 2022

Ethan Crumbley, 15-year-old boy accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school will remain in an adult jail while awaiting trial. More

March 1, 2022

The Crumbleys’ attorneys have insisted the couple didn’t know their son might be planning an attack and didn’t make the gun easy to find in their home. More

February 24, 2022

The manager of a juvenile detention center says she would have concerns if a 15-year-old charged with killing four fellow students in his Michigan high school were incarcerated at her facility. More

February 22, 2022

Investigators believe Letecia Stauch killed her stepson on January 27, 2020, before driving his body to the Florida panhandle. More

February 15, 2022

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman convicted of stabbing her four children to death was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday. Criminal Court Judge James Lammey Jr. found Shanynthia Gardner, 34, guilty last month of the 2016 slayings of the children, ages 4, 3, 2 and 5 months. Another child, who was 7 at […] More

February 8, 2022

She left work and subsequently texted Smith to say, “Andy, he’s going to kill himself. He must be the shooter.” More

February 8, 2022

A contentious court hearing is set for Tuesday morning in the criminal case of the parents of the accused Oxford high school shooter. More

February 7, 2022

A man who shot and killed four people at a Waffle House in 2018 received a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. More

February 5, 2022

Travis Reinking was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a deadly 2018 Waffle House shooting just miles outside Nashville, Tenn. More

February 5, 2022

Travis Reinking was found guilty on four counts of first-degree murder Friday by a jury that rejected his insanity defense. More

February 4, 2022

Travis Reinking posted videos to YouTube before the killing where he spoke about unknown people who he believed were breaking into his home. More

February 3, 2022

Travis Reinking had written Oprah Winfrey asking for help determining whether Taylor Swift was communicating with him through the Internet. More

February 2, 2022