CRM/LAW C144 Chapter Notes - Chapter CLARK V ARIZONA: Insanity Defense, Affirmative Defense, Bench Trial
20 Jun 2017
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Underlying facts, the actual crime that took place. Defendant shot and killed jeffrey moritz, a police officer who had pulled him over for a traffic stop. He was charged under an arizona statute making it first-degree murder to. Intentionally or knowingly kill a police officer in the line of duty. The supreme court granted certiorari to examine two principle issues (see above) The judgment of the court of appeals of arizona is, accordingly, affirmed. Understanding clark"s claim requires attention to the categories of evidence with a potential bearing on mens rea: first, there is observation evidence, testimony from those who observed what. Clark did and heard what he said; this category would also include testimony that an expert witness might give about clark"s tendency to think in a certain way and his behavioral characteristics. This kind of evidence can be relevant to show what in fact was on clark"s mind when he fired the gun.
