insanity Flashcards
1
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insanity definition
A
defence based on the idea that the defendant was unable to understand what he was doing or did not know his actions were unlawful.
2
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insanity is not a defence for offences of strict liability where mental element is required EG drink driving
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dpp vs h
3
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defect of reason meaning
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d’s powers of reasoning must be impaired
Clarke-defect of reason must be more than absentmindedness or confusion
4
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defect of reasoning must be due to disease of mind - physical or mental disease
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kemp
sullivan - epilepsy
5
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a disease can be any part of the body but has to effect the mind
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hennessy
