Insanity ( Capacity ) Flashcards
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Definition of insanity
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The defendant must be under such a defect of reason, from a disease of the mind, as to not know the nature and the quality of the act to know what they were doing was wrong.
2
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M’Naghten (1843)
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3
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R v Clarke (1972)
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4
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R v Kemp (1956)
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5
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R v Sullivan (1956)
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6
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R v Hennessey (1989)
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7
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R v Burgess (1991)
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8
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R v Quick (1973)
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9
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R v Coley (2013)
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10
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R v Oye (2013)
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11
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R v Windle (1952)
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12
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R v Johnson (2007)
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