Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:appeal |
allowed
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
gptkb:C-170
in Canada. |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
[1991] 1 S.C.R. 933
|
| gptkbp:community_engagement |
mental health in criminal justice
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
in academic circles
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
defense attorney mental health considerations of mental health laws Crown_prosecutor |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
1991
|
| gptkbp:doctrine |
not criminally responsible due to mental disorder
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
law journals
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1990s Canadian law
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v. Swain
|
| gptkbp:impact |
on sentencing
Canadian_criminal_law |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Lamer
unanimous mental health assessments |
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
mental disorder defense
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
presumption of sanity
for mental health assessments in mental health cases |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
defendant's rights
case law interpretation lawyers and scholars |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
balance of probabilities for mental health defenses |
| gptkbp:legislation |
Criminal Code of Canada
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
defense strategies
mental health evaluations mental health cases in legal education by legal experts for public policy influence on jurisprudence to criminal law reforms |
| gptkbp:outcome |
acquittal
retrial ordered in appellate courts in similar cases |
| gptkbp:precedent |
for future cases
in mental health law |
| gptkbp:reform |
mental health policies
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:R_v._McNaughton
|
| gptkbp:significance |
established principles for mental disorder acquittals
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