All Articles tagged incapacitated defendant

• Justice Commentaries
  November 08, 2017 EDT
  ENDING DISPARITIES AND ACHIEVING JUSTICE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES
  Sheila E. SheaRobert Goldman

  Miscarriages of justice for those with mental disabilities can be avoided by reforming statutory schemes and embracing concepts of therapeutic justice not yet integrated into New York's criminal justice system.

• Justice Commentaries
  November 08, 2017 EDT
  THE MYTH OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: GUARDIANSHIP IN NEW YORK STATE
  Jennifer J. Monthie

  This article examines the claims asserted in Disability Rights New York v. New York, comparing the substantive and procedural aspects of New York’s systems for appointing guardians.