Insanity

Question 1

background to insanity

Answer 1

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)

Question 2

stage 1 insanity

Answer 2

defect of reason
(R v Clarck)
“deprived of power to reason not just mere absentmindedness”

Question 3

stage 2 insanity

Answer 3

caused by a disease of the mind
-arteriosclerosis(R v Kemp)
-epilepsy (R v Sullivan)
-diabetes, hyperglycemia (R v Hennessey)
-sleepwalking (R v Burges)

Question 4

stage 3 insanity

Answer 4

defendant did not know what they were doing or did not know it was wrong
(R v Windle)
(R v Bell)