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    Eddie Ray Routh was found guilty of murdering Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield in 2013. Chris Kyle was a former Navy SEAL and author of the book "American Sniper", which was later made into an Oscar-winning film. Routh had admitted to killing Kyle and Littlefield at a gun range, but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity due to mental illness from PTSD. The trial examined whether mentally ill individuals who commit crimes should be found not guilty, as Routh's attorneys argued his mental state prevented him from understanding his actions.

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    Eddie Ray Routh was found guilty of murdering Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield in 2013. Chris Kyle was a former Navy SEAL and author of the book "American Sniper", which was later made into an Oscar-winning film. Routh had admitted to killing Kyle and Littlefield at a gun range, but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity due to mental illness from PTSD. The trial examined whether mentally ill individuals who commit crimes should be found not guilty, as Routh's attorneys argued his mental state prevented him from understanding his actions.

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    American Sniper Trial

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    Eddie Ray Routh was found guilty of murdering Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield in 2013. Chris Kyle was a former Navy SEAL and author of the book "American Sniper", which was later made into an Oscar-winning film. Routh had admitted to killing Kyle and Littlefield at a gun range, but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity due to mental illness from PTSD. The trial examined whether mentally ill individuals who commit crimes should be found not guilty, as Routh's attorneys argued his mental state prevented him from understanding his actions.

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    Fukao
    Period1
    Economics
    26February,2015
    AmericanSniperTrial:FormerMarineguiltyofmurder
    OnTuesday,aformermarinenamedEddieRayRouthwasfound
    guiltyofthe2013deathsofChrisKyleandhisfriendChadLittlefield.Chris
    KylewasaformerNavySEALandtheauthorofAmericanSniper.
    ChristianScienceMonitorwrites,Thetrialgrippedthecountrys
    consciousness,inpartbecauseofthe$400millionworldwideboxoffice
    takeofClintEastwoodscinematicprofileofMr.Kyle,oneofAmericas
    mostproficientandefficientNavySEALsnipers.AmericanSniperwas
    nominatedforsixAcademyAwards,includingbestpicture.AttheOscars
    Sunday,itwonasoundeditingaward.OnFebruary2,2013,Routh
    admittedtokillingKyleandLittlefieldatagunrange.Hewaspleaded
    notguilty,becausehisattorneysandfamilymembersarguedthathe
    suffersfrommentalillnesscausedbyPTSDandotherfactors.
    Anissuethatisdebatedisthatin2013RouthsmotheraskedChris
    KyletohelphersondealwithPTSD.Butonthedayofwhatwas
    supposedtobetheirbonding,turnedintoadoublehomicide.Routhgave
    severalversionsofhismotivesofkillingthetwomen.Allofthemfroma
    sensethattheyweregoingtokillhim.ProsecutorsarguedthatRouthwas
    bothparanoidandintoxicated.Thisrelatestoourclassbecausewe
    learnedaboutcapitalpunishment.Whatifyouwereapartofthistrialas
    amemberofthejury.Shouldwepleadmentallyillpeoplewhocommita
    criminalact,notguilty?Ichosethisarticlebecauseofhowtheheated
    debateofnotguiltybyreasonofinsanityisstillprevalentinthisworld
    today.
    Question:Shouldwepleadmentallyillpeoplewhocommitacriminal
    act,notguilty?
    notguiltybyreasonofinsanity

    n.pleaincourtofapersonchargedwithacrimewhoadmitsthecriminalac
    t,butwhoseattorneyclaimshe/shewassomentallydisturbedatthetimeof
    thecrimethathe/shelackedthecapacitytohaveintendedtocommitacrime

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