Insanity

Question 1

Mcnaughten 1843

Answer 1

Suffering from paranoia shot someone.

Ratio: disease of the mind- must know the nature and quality of the act or k is that what he was doing was wrong.

Question 2

Clarke

Answer 2

Absently-mindedly took items from a supermarket.

Ratio: Mere absent mindedness or confusion is not insanity.

Question 3

Kemp

Answer 3

Suffering from hardening of the arteries which causes blackouts
Ratio: was within the rules of insanity as his conditions affecting him mental reasoning, memory and understanding.

Question 4

Sullivan

Answer 4

Injured friend during epileptic fit.

Ratio: insanity included any organic or functional disease. It also applied even where it was temporary.

Question 5

Hennessy

Answer 5

Diabetic who took a car after failing to take insulin

Ratio: if the disease affects the mind then it is within the definition of insanity.

Question 6

Burgess

Answer 6

Injured his girlfriend while he was asleep.

Ratio: If the cause of sleep walking is internal, then it is a disease within the definition of insanity.

Question 7

Quick

Answer 7

Diabetic who failed to eat after taking his insulin.

Ratio: This was an external cause and so not insanity.

Question 8

Windle

Answer 8

Was suffering from a mental disorder and killed his wife, who had constantly spoken of committing suicide.
Ratio: because he knew what he done was legally wrong, he was not within M’naughten rules.