M'Naghten Rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:adoptedBy many U.S. states
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs M'Naghten test
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:crime
gptkbp:basisFor insanity defense standard
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Durham_Rule
gptkb:Irresistible_Impulse_Test
Model Penal Code test
gptkbp:criticizedFor narrow definition of insanity
gptkbp:effect acquittal by reason of insanity
gptkbp:establishedIn 1843
gptkbp:focusesOn cognitive incapacity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M'Naghten Rule
gptkbp:influencedBy Daniel M'Naghten's trial
gptkbp:namedAfter Daniel M'Naghten
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:relatedTo insanity defense
gptkbp:requires proof of mental disease or defect
gptkbp:state A defendant is not responsible for criminal action if, due to mental disease or defect, they did not know the nature and quality of the act or did not know it was wrong.
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:United_States
Commonwealth countries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Insanity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5