The brain defense: murder in Manhattan and the dawn of neuroscience in America's courtrooms
(Book)
"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..."--
Notes
Davis, K. (2017). The brain defense: murder in Manhattan and the dawn of neuroscience in America's courtrooms. New York, Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Davis, Kevin. 2017. The Brain Defense: Murder in Manhattan and the Dawn of Neuroscience in America's Courtrooms. New York, Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Davis, Kevin, The Brain Defense: Murder in Manhattan and the Dawn of Neuroscience in America's Courtrooms. New York, Penguin Press, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Davis, Kevin. The Brain Defense: Murder in Manhattan and the Dawn of Neuroscience in America's Courtrooms. New York, Penguin Press, 2017.
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