General Defences: Insanity

Definition, Cases, Elements, Advantages, Disadvantages, Sentencing and Reforms

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  • Created on: 10-06-11 10:49
I U T S B T J B U I A A A C V U V C K G T
Q J S A Y E F C J W G M N W K B Y E T E U
L B P T R P W T A O R P P A J P A N E L C
P U G F T I Y R X K A W D P U E I A K S U
M B Q R W L I U L Y R O I V S Y S T R N M
R G T D I E U A Y N W O S G T H G U A T I
E N M F N P W A O V M F A G H O I R L F C
C O M K D S U D R M R W D X Y M V E C E H
C R Y M L Y C V Q Q T N V J P N E A K L F
F W K L E S S A B I Y R A W E A K N V R H
B S L W X U I N H A G A N V R U H D A W G
C A H A K L W T L G N O T J G G N Q X B U
W W G E T L D A V A W L A X L H F U T N Q
R T B B O I D G H D N O G H Y T S A V Y B
K I M E F V V E U D B V E N C E F L F H D
D T C A H A M I D A G E I O A N S I Y A J
L A V W N N B V Y C J I I V E Y Q T D C J
K H P K B U R G E S S R D U M A V Y V W S
F T E F I Q H F E D I C Q A I Y T X X C R
J N L S X Q P W L O O V Y N A R P M X U C
X J M U C W O C G V X L T G C Q D R B B G

Clues

  • D attempted to assassinate the Prime Minster and killed his secretary instead (1, 8)
  • D killed wife, who threatened suicide, D: <<I suppose they will hang me for this>> D knew it was legally wrong, what he thought was (morally) right (6)
  • Is Diabetes a disease of the mind? (4, 14)
  • Judge can suit rehabilitation to D (9)
  • May punish those who are actually ill (unsuccessful plea) (12)
  • What case and factor? Disease of the nervous system- mental blackout (8, 8)
  • What case is used as evidence to support this? (7)
  • What case supports this? (6)
  • What does Windle support? (4, 2, 3, 5)
  • What is this? D was unconscious/impaired consciousness or if D was conscious, D doesn't understand or know what they were doing (6, 3, 7)

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Insanity is a DEfence not an OFfence!

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