Insanity

Question 1

To use insane automatism as a defence, D must…

Answer 1

Be insane at he committed the act. INTERNAL CAUSE

Question 2

McNAUGHTON RULES

Answer 2

When you commit a crime you must be suffering from a:

Defect of reason - CLARKE SULLIVAN
COMPLETE LOSS of the power of reasoning

Question 3

The defect must be caused by a disease of the mind (INTERNAL)

Answer 3

• Epilepsy - SULLIVAN
  “Any condition which impairs the mental facilities of reason, memory, and understanding”
• Diabetes:
  hyper - HENNESSY - Insane automatism
  hypo - QUICK - Non insane automatism

OIR:
Schizophrenia / paranoia
Sleepwalking - BURGESS

Question 4

Because of the defect, D must not…

Answer 4

Know the nature and quality of his act - BRATTY

OR

If he did know he must not realise that it is legally wrong - JOHNSON

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