Insanity Flashcards

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1
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What is insanity governed by

A

M’Naghten’s rules

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The defendant, prosecution and Judge can raise the defence but to what standard

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Judge and prosecution is beyond a reasonable doubt
Defence is on the balance of probability

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M’Naghten what are the rules of insanity

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Must have a defect of reasoning at the time of killing
Caused by a disease of the mind
Caused the D to not know the nature or quality of there act or that it was wrong

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A defect of reasoning is an inability to use there powers of reason and

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Must completely lose the power of reasoning

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5
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What statute is used for defect of reasoning

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Clarke- a person who is absent minded did not lose complete control

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6
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The Defect of reasoning dosent have to be permanent

A

Sullivan

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7
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Disease of the mind - kemp

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Dosent have to be on the brain only has to affect the brain

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Sullivan

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Epilepsy was considered a disease of the mind as it was an internal factor

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9
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Hennessy hyperglycaemic reaction after failing to take the insulin, was the defence of insanity available ?

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Yes as it was an internal factor

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Quick had a hypoglycaemic reaction after injecting to much insulin did they have the defence available?

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No as it was an external factor that caused this

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Coley

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Voluntary intoxication is an external factor as it negates the use of the insanity defence.

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The nature and the quality of the act requires the defendant too …

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Not know what they are physically doing

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13
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What statute is used for nature and quality of the act

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Oye

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14
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Did not know the act was legally wrong not morally wrong

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Windle or Johnson

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