10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MCNAUGHTEN RULES»
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McNaughten Rules in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
McNaughten Rules and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Anatomy of Madness: Essays in the History of Psychiatry
Based on a systematic examination of the Old Bailey Records, Eigen's essay
throws much light on the situation a generation before McNaughten's trial and the
'McNaughten Rules', at a time when the criteria for determining criminal insanity ...
William F. Bynum, Roy Porter, Michael Shepherd, 2004
2
Reconstructing the Criminal: Culture, Law, and Policy in ...
Some judges did become uneasy with the McNaughten rules. E. W. Cox, a
prominent barrister, magistrate, and legal editor, criticized them early, declaring
in 1855 that they had been "repudiated by physiologists as opposed to science, [
and] ...
3
Review of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
The most important and relevant part of the McNaughten rules states: 'Every man
is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be
responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved; and that to establish a ...
4
Bedlam. St. Mary of Bethlehem
The basic rules covering the insanity defense were laid down by the McNaughten
Rules in 1843. Daniel McNaughten had killed the private secretary of Sir Robert
Peel, almost certainly in mistake for the Prime Minister, and then, far worse, ...
5
Criminal Law in Ireland
“irresistible impulse” [19.31] The McNaughten Rules did not provide the sole and
exclusive test for determining the sanity or insanity of an accused. In People v. O'
Brien ( 1936 )5, it was pointed out that the McNaughten Rules were framed in ...
6
Diminished Responsibility: With Special Reference to Singapore
1 It is quite clear that seriously impaired self-control, though irrelevant to the
McNaughten Rules for insanity, is highly relevant to the question whether the
accused was suffering from diminished responsibility. Could Byrne have
successfully ...
Lee Peng Kok, Molly Cheang, Kuan Tsee Chee, 1990
7
Psychiatry in Prisons: A Comprehensive Handbook
TRIAL ISSUES — LEGAL INSANITY This is determined by the McNaughten
Rules, which state: at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was
labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know
the ...
Ian Cumming, Simon Wilson, 2009
iV.342) to offences other than murder there is potentially a gap in justice,
reflected in the many convictions of severely mentally disordered defendants.
The McNaughten rules The McNaughten rules have long been a standard test for
criminal ...
Gwen Adshead, Simone Fox, Richard Latham, 2012
9
Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and ...
Most states follow the McNaughten rules, which were promulgated in England in
1843. McNaughten rules are primarily a cognitive test of insanity. Most
jurisdictions indicate that a person would be found not guilty by reason of insanity
if, at the ...
Stuart H. James, Jon J. Nordby, Suzanne Bell, 2014
10
Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
... of the word bedlam). The acquittal caused public outrage. The House of Lords
asked the judges to draw up rules (now known as the McNaughten rules) for
determining when someone should be considered 'not guilty' on grounds of
insanity.
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MCNAUGHTEN RULES»
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His trial for killing the Prime Minister's private secretary – whom he mistook for Peel – gave rise to the McNaughten Rules, under which ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 09»
