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The Judgment of the Supreme Court Case United States JAMES K. KAHLER

This is a case involving James K. Kahler who was charged and sentenced to death for killing his wife, two daughters, and his wife's grandmother. The case revolves around Kahler's mental illness and whether it affected his ability to make rational choices. The citation and docket number are pending.

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The Kibbe decision can be used as an example. For the assignment, you are to write a Supreme Court Decision as if you were the Judge writing the decision. You want to use the facts to support your decision as well as the law and any previous cases cited in the material presented. You don't need to do any further citation. In this class we will be reading parts of various Supreme Court decisions. An issue is that the decisions are often very long, so I either have you read the syllabus or parts of a case. The Kibbe decision is an example of a NY Court of Appeals case that is shorter and fairly straightforward. You can model your assignment on this case. However your assignment does not need to be quite as long.

The Judgment of the Supreme Court Case United States JAMES K. KAHLER

This is a case involving James K. Kahler who was charged and sentenced to death for killing his wife, two daughters, and his wife's grandmother. The case revolves around Kahler's mental illness and whether it affected his ability to make rational choices. The citation and docket number are pending.

   Added on 2022-08-13

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Running head- THE JUDGEMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT CASE
The Judgment of the Supreme Court Case
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note
The Judgment of the Supreme Court Case United States JAMES K. KAHLER_1
The Judgment of the Supreme Court Case1
No. 18-6135
IN THE Supreme Court of the United States
JAMES K. KAHLER, Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF KANSAS, Respondent.
On Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Kansas
Factual Background Of the Case
As per the facts derived through the evidence submitted to the court, it is derived that James
Kahler and his wife Karen and they had two kids. However, later the council proved that
Karen had an extramarital affair for which she filed a divorce suit. Later, when Kahler’s rest
of the family was celebrating thanksgiving at Karen’s house, Kahler appeared unexpectedly
and killed her grandmother. Kahler was charged with murder under 18 U.S Code Section
1111. Kahler further stated that the reason for the act is out of the depression of the divorce.
However, the jury convicted Kahler guilty of capital murder and recommended Death
Sentence. However, the party appealed to the Supreme Court in the defense that the lower
court did not provide him the chance to submit his defense on the basis that the court did not
provide him with the opportunity to present his insanity defense.
The Jury will provide its opinion keeping the charges of the lower court as a valuable
opinion and proceed further with the judgment.
Opinion
1. Kahler shall not get the defense of men's rea approach to the insanity defense as it is
the violation of the 14th amendment as it focuses on taking someone's life that is not
guarded by the fundamental rights provided in the Constitution. Leading his own life
The Judgment of the Supreme Court Case United States JAMES K. KAHLER_2

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