Insanity

Question 1

Insanity

Answer 1

D suffers from a defect of reason caused by a disease of the mind, meaning they aren’t aware of what they are doing/they don’t know it is wrong - McNaughton rules.

Plea requires two doctors to provide evidence; one that is approved by the Secretary of State.

Question 2

Sullivan

Answer 2

Epilepsy is a disease of the mind and therefore didn’t know what he was doing.

Question 3

Burgess

Answer 3

Sleepwalking is a disease of the mind.

Question 4

Bratty

Answer 4

A disease of the mind that only manifests in anger is not sufficient for disease or the mind.

Question 5

Smith (Mark)

Answer 5

Sleep deprivation; heatstroke is enough for a defect or reason - absolute discharge.

Question 6

Clarke

Answer 6

Depression isn’t sufficient for a defect of reason, as this is denying the MR.

Question 7

Windle

Answer 7

In the case the defendant knew that helping his wife to die was a crime and therefore he did know what he was doing; not sufficient for nature and quality of the act.