Insanity Flashcards

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What evidence does insanity require and what happens if successfully argued?

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-Written or oral evidence from two registered medical practitioners.

-If successfully argued- likely a hospital order, supervision or an absolute discharge.

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What are the M’naghten rules (and the insanity headings for this essay)

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1- A defect of reason (when the offence is taking place).

2- Which is a result of a disease of the mind - an underlying factor. (and internal external)

3- The D must not know the nature and quality of the act or…

4- Not know what they were doing was wrong.

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What case explains a defect of reason?

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R V Clarke.

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R V Clarke

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Where the person is deprived of the power of reasoning due to a disease of the mind

Doesn’t apply to people who have moments of absentmindedness or confusion.

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Which cases define a disease of the mind?

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Kemp (1957)

Sullivan (1984)

Hennessy (1989)

Burges (1991)

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R V Kemp (1957)

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-Must be based in violence, likely to repeat and internal (a malfunction of the mind).

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R V Sullivan

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-A post epileptic seizure amounted to disease of the mind.

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Burges

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Sleep walking amounted to insanity.

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Which cases deal with Hypoglycaemia/ Hyperglycaemia?

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-Hennessey

-Quick

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What are the two ways in which a person would not know the nature and quality of the act?

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-He is in a state of unconsciousness or impaired consciousness OR…

-He is conscious; however, due to his medical condition he did not know or understand what he was doing.

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Which case establishes that they must know what they were doing is wrong?

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-R V Windle (1952)- ‘i suppose they will hang me for this’

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Hennessy?

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-Hyperglycaemia

-Had not taken insulin

-Not eaten properly.

-INTERNAL AND INSANITY.

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Quick?

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-Hypoglycaemia

-Taken too much insulin.

-AUTOMATISM AND EXTERNAL.

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