(November 21, 2017 at 11:48 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: .
Also, I don't think having schizophrenia means that person is not responsible for anything they do, ever. If they go into some kind of black out episode or manic state and kill someone during that time, then yes, they are innocent for reason of insanity. If they plan for it, premeditate it, try to cover their tracks, etc, that's pretty good indication that they were lucid and competent enough for a guilty verdict.
Legally, yeah, but still doesn't exclude the possibility that they may be mentally ill. Is psychopathy, for example, (or ASPD) not ever a mental illness? Is NPD not ever a mental illness?