M'Naghten Rules

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
insanity defense standard
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:crime
gptkbp:basisFor insanity defense
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:establishedIn 1843
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M'Naghten Rules
gptkbp:influenced American legal system
insanity defense laws worldwide
gptkbp:namedAfter Daniel M'Naghten
gptkbp:originatedIn R v M'Naghten (1843)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Durham_Rule
gptkb:Irresistible_Impulse_Test
Model Penal Code test
gptkbp:state a defendant is not responsible for criminal actions if, due to a mental disorder, they did not know the nature and quality of the act or did not know it was wrong
gptkbp:usedIn Commonwealth countries
England and Wales
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tindal's_Rule_in_criminal_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8