Affirmative Defenses
An affirmative defense is generally used as a justification or excuse to the conduct alleged in the complaint, without admitting that the act occurred.
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What Is An Insanity Defense?
The insanity defense operates from the idea that people who are not mentally capable of knowing right from wrong, or who are unable to control their acts by reason of mental illness should not be held responsible for the wrongs they commit. The insanity defense acts as a not guilty defense to most crimes. Most states have at least one version of an insanity defense available for defendants to use. There are two main variations of the defense: cognitive sanity, and volitional insanity, otherwise known as the irresistible impulse defense.
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