Re: By reason of insanity
Originally posted by Polycarpadvo
I bet a lot of mom's out there with a car load of kids who get pulled over for a traffic violation would love to pass it off as a reason of insanity.
"Honestly judge, with all of the screaming and fighting I was literally beside myself. I didn't even know my name at the time."
Actually this mom would seem to have a much better case than a murderer. It would be very easy to believe that she could speed or blow through a red light and be totally unaware of it.
Several years ago my house burned down destroying virtually everything I owned. In the following month I was stopped for speeding twice. I was in enough stress that I truly had no idea how fast I was going. I'm much better now!