Originally Posted by
patrickt
I prefer "Guilty but insane," as a verdict over "Not guilty by reason of insanity." I don't believe truly insane people are ever "cured". We had a man kill a young woman he'd never met by stabbing her at least 39 times with a hunting knife and the state hospital wanted to release him as cured six months after the "Innocent by reason of insanity."
I also don't classify Justices as liberal or conservative. I tend to consider whether they support the Constitution or some political ideology. It's quite clear that Roe vs. Wade was not based on the Constitution.