J. Cripps et D. James, AN INSANE WAY TO BEHAVE - SOURCES OF CONFUSION UNDER THE CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE (INSANITY AND UNFITNESS TO PLEAD) ACT 1991, JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY, 6(3), 1995, pp. 606-616
A case is reported under the Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitnes
s to Plead) Act 1991, where a finding of unfitness to plead was made i
ncorrectly and unintentionally; where this was followed by a successfu
l plea of not. guilty by reason of insanity on the basis of little med
ical evidence, and where the court confused the CP(I)A 1991 with the M
ental Health Act 1983. The issues raised are discussed and their impli
cations considered and explored.