Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
M'Naghten test
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:crime
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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
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gptkbp:establishedIn |
1843
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
M'Naghten rule
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gptkbp:influenced |
insanity defense laws in common law countries
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
Daniel M'Naghten
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gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
other insanity tests in some jurisdictions
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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.
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gptkbp:usedIn |
some U.S. states
insanity defense |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:People_v._Drew_(1978)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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