AN INSANE WAY TO BEHAVE - SOURCES OF CONFUSION UNDER THE CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE (INSANITY AND UNFITNESS TO PLEAD) ACT 1991

Authors
CRIPPS J JAMES D
Citation
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
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY → ACNP
ISSN journal
09585184
Volume
6
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
606 - 616
Database
ISI
SICI code
0958-5184(1995)6:3<606:AIWTB->2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
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.