Insanity Flashcards
1
Q
background to insanity
A
trial of lunatics special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity
complete defence to all crimes including murder
3 stage test by (R v McNaughten)
2
Q
stage 1 insanity
A
defect of reason
(R v Clarck)
“deprived of power to reason not just mere absentmindedness”
3
Q
stage 2 insanity
A
caused by a disease of the mind
-arteriosclerosis(R v Kemp)
-epilepsy (R v Sullivan)
-diabetes, hyperglycemia (R v Hennessey)
-sleepwalking (R v Burges)
4
Q
stage 3 insanity
A
defendant did not know what they were doing or did not know it was wrong
(R v Windle)
(R v Bell)
