Thanks.


Actually, the meaning of legally insane does not mean crazy. A person found to be legally insane at the time of the crime, may very well be able to understand the charges against him/her and aid in their defense. Making the conclusion is a "Monday Morning Quarterback" interpretation of the defendant's state of mind at the time of the crime.

Fortunately the death penalty cannot be imposed on a minor so weighing the costs of executing Alec Kreider vs. the costs of life time imprisonment is a moot point.

For anyone who believes the Haines family would get some sense of closure from Alec's torture/death in prison, you're only kidding yourself. For anyone to wish the horrors of torture, sexual assault, or murder in prison against Alec Kreider (or any inmate) should really evaluate their own conscience and seek professional help.

As for the present case, v. Alec Kreider, thorough research into the record yields numerous points yet to be settled. I don't think this is over with this latest opinion from Judge Ashworth.

Time will tell...

FYI--

web link:
Special Pa. Prison Houses 16 Teenage Killers - Pennsylvania News Story - WGAL Lancaster
http://www.wgal.com/news/17021152/detail.html

The three standards I listed are three standards the courts use to determine "incapacity". As for Monday Morning Quarterback, in order to use an insanity defense, there is a court-ordered psychiatric examination. Then, when it is the duelling experts, defense shrink vs. the State's shrink, the judge makes the call.

Alec Kreider, who is facing three life sentences for killing the Haines family, will likely go there soon.

The facility is specifically designed for young men like these two.

Dr. Joseph Mazer-Kevich has run Pine Grove since the first inmates came 8 years ago.

Juvenile Inmates Treated Differently

"We have a population of approximately 750 inmates. Three hundred of which are classified as young adult offenders," said superintendent Joseph Mazurkiewicz.

Young adult offenders are those under the age of 18 who commit serious offenses.

Some have even been as young as 14.

For many, this is their first time in prison.

"They've committed some type of felony to be here and we understand that, we recognize it and we address it. But in the big picture, we have to realize that they are adolescent and they are juvenile," said Don Bachota, the program manager.

web link:

http://www.wgal.com/news/17021152/detail.html