McNaughton Rule and still use it to handle cases to date in many states (The 'insanity defense' and diminished capacity, 2017).
What other tests of insanity exist? Define them
Durham Rule
This was man who had been arrested and convicted several times. He had also been admitted in several mental institutions severally since the age of 17. Despite the ruling against him in 1953to the effect that the defence failed to prove that he didn't know what he was doing, the appellate judge thought otherwise. This served as the beginning of the end to the McNaughton Rule. The judge used existing research to declare that… Continue Reading...
itself with criminal law and psychopathy. In so doing, it amongst other things evaluates the insanity defense and diminished capacity, and assesses the concept of moral responsibility vis-à-vis legal responsibility. [1: Sofia Moratti and David Petterson, eds., Legal Insanity and the Brain: Science, Law and European Courts (Oregon: HART Publishing, 2016), 247. ] [2: Moratti and Petterson, eds., Legal Insanity and the Brain: Science, Law and European Courts, 247. ]
II. Psychopathy Conceptualized
In seeking to develop an understanding of psychopathy and criminal behavior, it would be prudent to conceptualize psychopathy. According to Patrick, the term psychopathy was formulated in the 1800s after medical practitioners… Continue Reading...