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    The Judge: SUMMARY: The Judge, Joseph Palmer, Was Arrested For Killing A Man With His

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    The Judge, Joseph Palmer, was arrested for killing a man, Mark Blackwell, with his car during a late-night errand. Mark Blackwell was a man that Judge Palmer had convicted years earlier. Though confused by the loss of his wife, evidence showed Judge Palmer was aware of his actions. His son Hank, a lawyer, defended him against charges of first-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. During the trial, Hank argued his father's actions were due to chemotherapy, not intentional. Judge Palmer testified Blackwell had insulted his late wife, prompting the act. He was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison, serving seven months before being paroled.

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    The Judge, Joseph Palmer, was arrested for killing a man, Mark Blackwell, with his car during a late-night errand. Mark Blackwell was a man that Judge Palmer had convicted years earlier. Though confused by the loss of his wife, evidence showed Judge Palmer was aware of his actions. His son Hank, a lawyer, defended him against charges of first-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. During the trial, Hank argued his father's actions were due to chemotherapy, not intentional. Judge Palmer testified Blackwell had insulted his late wife, prompting the act. He was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison, serving seven months before being paroled.

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    The Judge, Joseph Palmer, was arrested for killing a man, Mark Blackwell, with his car during a late-night errand. Mark Blackwell was a man that Judge Palmer had convicted years earlier. Though confused by the loss of his wife, evidence showed Judge Palmer was aware of his actions. His son Hank, a lawyer, defended him against charges of first-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. During the trial, Hank argued his father's actions were due to chemotherapy, not intentional. Judge Palmer testified Blackwell had insulted his late wife, prompting the act. He was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison, serving seven months before being paroled.

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    The Judge: SUMMARY: The Judge, Joseph Palmer, Was Arrested For Killing A Man With His

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    The Judge, Joseph Palmer, was arrested for killing a man, Mark Blackwell, with his car during a late-night errand. Mark Blackwell was a man that Judge Palmer had convicted years earlier. Though confused by the loss of his wife, evidence showed Judge Palmer was aware of his actions. His son Hank, a lawyer, defended him against charges of first-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. During the trial, Hank argued his father's actions were due to chemotherapy, not intentional. Judge Palmer testified Blackwell had insulted his late wife, prompting the act. He was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison, serving seven months before being paroled.

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    The Judge

    SUMMARY: The Judge, Joseph Palmer, was arrested for killing a man with his
    car while on a late-night errand. Mark Blackwell, the victim, was a man that the
    judge had convicted years earlier. There is an evidence that the judge, while still
    confused by the loss of his wife, is aware of what he was doing.
    Hank, Josephs son, is a lawyer who stayed in town to defend his father from the
    charge of first degree murder and voluntary manslaughter brought by the
    prosecution. During the trial, Hank attempted to show that his father is confused
    and not responsible for his actions due to the chemotherapy that he is going
    through. The judge testified that the insult that Blackwell said pertaining to his
    wife prompted him to commit the act. The judge was found guilty of voluntary
    manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison. The judge served seven
    months and freed after being granted parole.

    APPLICATION: Automatism is one of the mental condition defenses that relate


    to the mental state of the defendant. Automatism can be seen variously as lack of
    voluntariness, lack of culpability (unconsciousness) or excuse. Automatism means
    that the defendant was not aware of his or her actions when making the particular
    movements that constituted the illegal act. This is the defense strategy that was
    showed in the movie. In the US, the defense of automatism is denying that the
    person was acting in the sense that the criminal law demands. As such it is really a
    denial-of-proof where the defendant is asserting that the offence is not made out.
    The prosecution does not have to disprove the defense as is sometimes erroneously
    reported. The prosecution has to prove all the elements of the offense including the
    voluntary act requirement. Automatism is a defense even against strict liability
    crimes like dangerous driving, where no intent is necessary. In the movie, the
    prosecution was able to prove all the elements of the offense. This convinced the
    jury of the judges guilt.
    In relation to the rules on evidence, one of the most notable testimony is the
    testimony of the police officer in relation with the photos taken in the crime scene.
    The testimony brought out the issue of the existence, or for this matter, the nonexistence of brake marks.
    The photos of the crime scene and the testimony of the police officer is an example
    of a circumstantial evidence which is also know as indirect evidence. It arises from
    direct evidence, or a combination of direct and real evidence. It consists of
    inferences logically drawn from known facts. The main fact is arrived at through a
    process of simple deduction based on the common experience of mankind. In the
    movie, The prosecution was able to give the implication that the judge had not
    intended to stop after hitting the victim. This was supported by the testimony of the
    police officer, supported by the photos of the crime scene.

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