The brain defense: murder in Manhattan and the dawn of neuroscience in America's courtrooms
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"In 1991, the police were called to East 72nd St. in Manhattan, where a woman's body had fallen from a twelfth-story window. The woman's husband, Herbert Weinstein, soon confessed to having hit and strangled his wife after an argument, then dropping her body out of their apartment window to make it look like a suicide. Shortly after Weinstein was arrested, an MRI revealed a cyst the size of an orange on his brain's frontal lobe, the part of the brain that governs judgment and impulse control. Weinstein's lawyer seized on that discovery, arguing that the cyst had impaired Weinstein's judgment and that he should not be held criminally responsible for the murder. It was the first case in the United States in which a judge allowed a scan showing a defendant's brain activity to be admitted as evidence to support a claim of innocence. The Weinstein case marked the dawn of a new era in America's courtrooms, raising complex and often troubling questions about how we define responsibility and free will, how we view the purpose of punishment, and how strongly we are willing to bring scientific evidence to bear on moral questions. Davis brings to light not only the intricacies of the Weinstein case but also the broader history linking brain injuries and aberrant behavior..."--
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Subjects
Brain
Brain -- Diseases -- Law and legislation -- New York (State)
Diseases
Forensic neurology
Forensic neurology -- New York (State)
Insanity (Law)
Insanity (Law) -- New York (State)
Law
Law and legislation
Nonfiction
Politics
Psychology
Trials (Murder)
Trials (Murder) -- New York (State) -- New York
Trials, litigation, etc
Weinstein, Herbert
Weinstein, Herbert -- Trials, litigation, etc
Brain -- Diseases -- Law and legislation -- New York (State)
Diseases
Forensic neurology
Forensic neurology -- New York (State)
Insanity (Law)
Insanity (Law) -- New York (State)
Law
Law and legislation
Nonfiction
Politics
Psychology
Trials (Murder)
Trials (Murder) -- New York (State) -- New York
Trials, litigation, etc
Weinstein, Herbert
Weinstein, Herbert -- Trials, litigation, etc
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9781594206337
9781524736224
9780698183353
9781524736224
9780698183353
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subject_facet | Brain -- Diseases -- Law and legislation -- New York (State) Forensic neurology -- New York (State) Insanity (Law) -- New York (State) Trials (Murder) -- New York (State) -- New York Weinstein, Herbert -- Trials, litigation, etc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_full | The Brain Defense Murder in Manhattan and the Dawn of Neuroscience in America's Courtrooms The brain defense : murder in Manhattan and the dawn of neuroscience in America's courtrooms / Kevin Davis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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topic_facet | Brain Diseases Forensic neurology Insanity (Law) Law Law and legislation Nonfiction Politics Psychology Trials (Murder) Trials, litigation, etc Weinstein, Herbert |