Insanity legislation
The McNaughton Rules, which are used when someone pleads insanity at the time of a homicide, are out of date and unsatisfactory. Suggestions have been made about how the insanity defence can be reformulated. The preference of a defence of diminished responsibility means abandoning an ancient and hum...
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BMJ Publ.
1986
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1986, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-17 |
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