mental illness

May 11, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The New York Times Room for Debate tackled the longstanding issue of the mentally ill and their strained relationship with the criminal justice system. Throwing the question to debate to...

Apr. 8, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — The other passengers on the plane with David Patrick Diaz must have been terrified: A Poughkeepsie man who forced a United Airlines flight to return to Dulles Airport last year...

Oct. 20, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Following federal law, the Supreme Court of Georgia has reversed a trial court’s decision which would have allowed prosecutors unlimited discretion to forcibly medicate a defendant at will to make...

Oct. 13, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Andrew Solomon wrote an outstanding Op-Ed piece for the New York Times entitled The Myth of the “Autistic Shooter.” It was written in response to a now-shuttered Facebook page entitled...

Aug. 18, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Sunday’s New York Times ran an article by Timothy Williams casting light on yet another dilemma facing the criminal justice system when dealing with juvenile offenders. In the article, Locked...

Aug. 12, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, the Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate last year, are a step closer to being tried as adults. On Monday, Wisconsin Circuit Judge Michael Bohren...

July 15, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — How old does a homicidal schizophrenic person need to be before society stops offering mercy?  Comparing the criminal cases of Morgan Geyser and James Holmes might provide the answer. James...