Patrick Maloney Case Study

Mrs.Maloney is not guilty of Patrick Maloney’s murder. What distinguishes a particular type of murder from another is one's mental state at the time of the wrongdoing. In Mary’s case she had not intended for the misdemeanor, disregarding the fact that she was stealthy and cunning when covering it up. I will begin by evaluating her condition ber the misconduct, at the instance of the misconduct, and after the misconduct.Before the incident, her husband revealed some upsetting news which triggered a moment of uncertainty. “When she walked across the room, she couldn’t feel anything except a slight sickness. She did everything without thinking. She went downstairs to the freezer and took hold of the first object she found.” This information generated

trauma to her system. Mary is six-months pregnant, she is already in a fragile condition which could cause her to have a change in behavior (mood swings).Picture yourself as a mother to be when your loved one decides to shatter your future you envisioned on having together.You would be overwhelmed with so many mixed emotions you would not be able to function properly.which is why Mary did not plan for what was to happen next.The second bit of information is the acceleration of the wrongdoing.

If the misconduct was premeditated everything would have been planned out such as the weapon used to kill Mr.Maloney. Mary used “the first thing she found” during her lapse of confusion and the momentum of the situation caused her to have a mental break. “At that point, Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him without any pause she swung the big frozen leg of lamb to the back of his head.” Yet another piece of crucial information that points to a mental break, and not premeditated homicide.She is still traumatized.She is still in a fragile state. In this moment she switched gears into survival mode, she is intelligent and she comprehends the severity of the situation and she realizes she is responsible for it. “It was extraordinary,now, how clear her mind became all of a

sudden. She began to think very fast.” Whether planned or by mental break, she has still taken a life. The behaviour after the misconduct shows survival. The calling of the police, going to the grocers, and serving of the lamb. This is not premeditation, but the aftermath of her traumatic state.This is the reason why it is so weird when she laughs(as if insane) when she apprehends what is happening.This makes it clear that she may be mentally unstable.