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Criminal Responsibility To Determine Insanity--The Model Penal Code Test Emerges From The Currently Existing Tests, James William Sarver Dec 1961

Criminal Responsibility To Determine Insanity--The Model Penal Code Test Emerges From The Currently Existing Tests, James William Sarver

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It is a matter of general knowledge that insanity is a defense to a criminal act. "A man's act does not make him guilty unless his mind also is guilty." No person can be criminally responsible for a crime unless he is sane at the time the offense is committed. In this discussion, the degree of criminal responsibility requisite to determine sanity, at the time of the alleged offense, is of prime importance. There are also certain safeguards in the law protecting the insane from trial and punishment, if insanity appears prior to trial or sentencing; although these phases of …


Abstracts Of Recent Cases, T. E. P. Dec 1957

Abstracts Of Recent Cases, T. E. P.

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No abstract provided.


Criminal Law--Insane Persons--Competency To Stand Trial, H. R. A. Jr. Jun 1956

Criminal Law--Insane Persons--Competency To Stand Trial, H. R. A. Jr.

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Criminal Law--Insane Persons--Competency To Stand Trial, B. F. D. Dec 1955

Criminal Law--Insane Persons--Competency To Stand Trial, B. F. D.

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No abstract provided.