William F. Sullivan

politician in Massachusetts, US (born 1905)

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There was evidence introduced, both physical and circumstantial, that would permit a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the charge of murder,
Mental illness alone does not preclude a finding of criminal responsibility beyond a reasonable doubt,
We knew that this was a possibility,
No one knows that another jury would be more intelligent, more impartial, or more competent to decide this than you,
This ratchets up the pressure significantly,
Everybody should be well aware of that order and that statute,

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Judge William F. Sullivan has presided over the case from the Plymouth County Superior Court bench, ruling on evidence, objections and legal arguments while overseeing a trial centered on one of the most difficult questions in criminal law: whether a mother who killed her three children should be held criminally responsible when she says she was experiencing severe psychosis

Newsweeknewsweek.com/lindsay/clancy…