M'Naghten rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs M'Naghten test
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:crime
gptkbp:basisFor insanity defense in Australia
insanity defense in Canada
insanity defense in India
insanity defense in the United States
gptkbp:contrastsWith ALI Model Penal Code test
Durham rule
Irresistible impulse test
gptkbp:criticizedFor narrow definition of insanity
focus on cognitive understanding
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:establishedIn 1843
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M'Naghten rule
gptkbp:influenced insanity defense laws in common law countries
gptkbp:namedAfter Daniel M'Naghten
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:replacedBy other insanity tests in some jurisdictions
gptkbp:state A defendant is not responsible for criminal action if, due to mental disease, they did not know the nature and quality of the act or did not know it was wrong.
gptkbp:usedIn some U.S. states
insanity defense
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:People_v._Drew_(1978)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8