Gage Tennyson
Did you know that nine out of ten people plead insane and get away with the crime they commited? Many people use the insanity defense to get away with crimes so they don’t have to face the death penalty. You must commit a huge crime to get this specific penalty. Everyday people get out of crimes using this defense.

Adacia Chambers is a good example. She drove her car into parade spectators in 2015. This was in Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade. “She killed four people and injured dozens. She was arrested and charged with four counts of second degree murder and 39 counts of assault and battery by force. She was supposed to be put to death, but instead she will be in prison for 45, plus ten extra years,” said BBC news.

John Wayne Gacy,” he murdered and raped thirty-three men in Cook County, Illinois, he was one of the only people the court tested and didn’t prove completely insane. He did all this dressed as a clown, famously known by “Pogo The Clown”. He was convicted for sexual …show more content…
It comes in useful to when a person commits a crime. People use this escape technique for of murder, rape, and many more crimes. People use this defense to around the death penalty. Many people know what they are doing whenever they commit these crimes. They act insane to be put in prison or a mental hospital rather than be put to death.

Many criminals plead insane and get away with the crime that they commited. They must have a background of doing things that prove insanity. Using the insanity defense can turn out good or bad. They could get out of the death penalty or be condemned to death for lying about being mentally insane. Many people face this choice. If the court believes that the crime the person committed is that bad so they won't even test you for insanity, it will put a person straight to death by lethal injection. Be cautious when using the defense. It be good or