 | James Fitzjames Stephen - 1883 - 518 sivua
...mean the law " of the land." The fourth question and answer may be considered here. QUESTION IV. — " If a person under an insane delusion as " to existing...offence in consequence thereof, " is he thereby excused ? " ANSWER IV. — " The answer must of course depend on the " nature of the delusion ; but, making... | |
 | Alfred Swaine Taylor - 1883 - 708 sivua
...observations and corrections as the circumstances of each particular case may require.' Question IV. — ' If a person under an insane delusion as to existing...offence in consequence thereof, is he thereby excused ? ' Answer IV. — ' The answer must of course depend upon the nature of the delusion, but making the... | |
 | John Frederick Haynes, Thomas A. Nelham - 1883 - 474 sivua
...intelligence." " Another question of much interest also sometimes presents itself on a criminal trial:—If a person under an insane delusion as to existing facts...offence in consequence thereof, is he thereby excused? The answer to this question is, that if the accused labours under a partial delusion only, and is not... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf, Simon Greenleaf Croswell - 1883 - 784 sivua
...to the prisoner's state of mind at the time when the act was committed ? " 4th. If a ]>;•! ..mi, under an insane delusion as to existing facts, commits...offence in consequence thereof, is he thereby excused ? " 6th. Can a medical man, conversant with the disease of insanity, who never saw the prisoner previous... | |
 | John Davison Lawson - 1884 - 1012 sivua
...question introduces a doctrine which seems to me very remarkable, to say the least. The question was: "If a person, under an insane delusion as to existing facts, commits an offence, is he thereby excused? " To which the answer was as follows : " On tbe assumption that he labors under... | |
 | 1890 - 1182 sivua
...applicable to this point, said: "The fourth question which your lordships have proposed to us is this: 'If a person, under an Insane delusion as to existing facts, commits an offense in consequence thereof, is he thereby excused?' To which question the answer must, of course,... | |
 | John Davison Lawson - 1884 - 366 sivua
...redressing or revenging some supposed grievance or injury, or of producing some supposed public benefit? 2. If a person under an insane delusion as to existing facts commits an offense in consequence thereof, is he thereby excused ? 3. Can a medical man conversant with the disease... | |
 | Alfred Swaine Taylor - 1886 - 882 sivua
...observations and corrections as tk« circumstances of each particular case may require.' Question IV. — ' If a person under an insane delusion as to existing...offence in consequence thereof, is he thereby excused?' Answer IV. — ' The answer must, of course, depend upon the nature of the delusion, but making the... | |
 | 1886 - 848 sivua
...be left to the jury, as to the prisoner's state of mind at the time when the act was committed ? 4. If a person under an insane delusion as to existing facts, commits an offense in consequence thereof, is he thereby excused ? 5. Can a medical man, conversant with the disease... | |
 | 1909 - 672 sivua
...contrary. 1 In M'Naghten's Case 2 the fourth question put by the House of Lords to the judges was: " If a person under an insane delusion as to existing facts commits an offense in consequence thereof, is he thereby excused ? " To which the judges replied: " Making the... | |
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To which question the answer must, of course, depend on the nature of the delusion: but, making the same assumption as we did before, namely, that he labours under such partial delusion only, and is not in other respects insane, we think he must be considered... 
