Hearings
England & Wales
18 Mar 2022 [2022] EWCA Crim 341; [2022] 4 WLR 41; [2022] 4 All ER 83; [2022] 2 Cr App R 4; [2022] WLR(D) 129, CA (Lord Burnett of Maldon CJ, Thirlwall LJ, Morris J)
R v Keal
Subject Matter
CRIME — Insanity — M’Naghten rules — Attempted murder — Whether defence of insanity available to psychotic and deluded defendant aware that act wrong but believing himself to be compelled to commit offences
[2022] EWCA Crim 341; [2022] 4 WLR 41; [2022] 4 All ER 83; [2022] 2 Cr App R 4; [2022] WLR(D) 129, CA
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Defences Denying Basic Elements of Liability - Insanity: General Principles: the M‘Naghten Rules - ‘… or … that he did not know he was doing what was wrong’
A3.33