Deborah Denno was quoted in an Associated Press article about a man avoiding charges of attempted murder after a hammer attack on a mannequin decoy.
Laws in most states take into account what a defendant is thinking at the time of a crime, said Deborah Denno, a Fordham University law professor who was written about the legality/admissibility of decision-making by people who commit crimes.
“Most people would think you wouldn’t get charged” for a mannequin attack, Denno said.
“This teaches us that criminal law really focuses on what’s going through someone’s mind,” she said Wednesday. “That’s what makes people dangerous and a threat to society.”
