defences - insanity struc and cases

Question 1

insanity

Answer 1

cannot …
1. understand the nature and quailty of act
2. know its morally wrong

Question 2

insanity cases
1. understand the nature and quailty of act

Answer 2

green - russian spy
- still knew shooting so knew naturea nd quailty
armstrong - friend demoon
- understood nature not quailty
hamblyn - alters
- alters knew the nature and quaility of the crime

Question 3

insanity cases
2. knew was morally wrong

Answer 3

dixon - samuri + meth
- knew it was morally wrong
armstrong - voices
- voices would be disspointed, thought justified, thought was morally right
mason - save whanau
- killed and no remorse and though he had to so didnt know morally wrong

Question 4

cameron case

Answer 4

• sexomnia
• long standing conditon
• no treatment
• • BUT SLEPT IN SAME ROOM AS GIRL

Question 5

VERDICT AND SENTENCING

Answer 5

• act or omission is proven but defendant is not criminally responsible on account of insanity
• treatment, facility, detain and special patient