The plea of insanity in criminal cases / by Forbes Winslow.

  • Forbes Benignus Winslow
Date:
1843
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Credit: The plea of insanity in criminal cases / by Forbes Winslow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE PLEA OE INSANITY, &c. &c. Insanity, when viewed as a question of juris- prudence, resolves itself into three divisions, v-iz. — I. As TO THE ALLEGED LUNATIC'S COMPETENCY TO MANAGE HIMSELF OR HIS AFFAIRS J II. Whether the party is sufficiently compos mentis to perform civil contracts ; wheth- er HIS WILL OR TESTAMENT OUGHT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A GOOD WILL OR TESTAMENT ] III. Whether the person, said to be of un- sound MIND, IS, OR IS NOT, A RESPONSIBLE AGENT. I wish to confine my observations almost ex- clusively to the latter point. I shall, in the first place, refer briefly to the doctrines laid down by the great legal authorities of this country, on the subject of insanity, in as far as it places the party beyond the pale of the law, in criminal cases. With regard to the legal irresponsibility of
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