M'Naghten rules: R. v Keal Court of Appeal: (Criminal Division): Lord Burnett CJ, Thirlwall LJ and Morris J: 18 March 2022; [2022] EWCA Crim 341

Natalie Wortley

M'Naghten rules: R. v Keal Court of Appeal: (Criminal Division): Lord Burnett CJ, Thirlwall LJ and Morris J: 18 March 2022; [2022] EWCA Crim 341

Natalie Wortley

Northumbria Law School

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Discusses R. v Keal (Jonathan Robert) (CA), on whether, in an attempted murder trial, a judge erred by not informing the jury that under the M'Naghten rules, the insanity defence was available where a defendant, although knowing what he did was wrong, believed he had no choice but to commit the act.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	773-778
Number of pages	5
Journal	Criminal Law Review
Volume	2022
Issue number	9
Publication status	Published - 8 Aug 2022

Keywords

Appeals against conviction
Attempts
Insanity
Jury directions
M'Naghten rules
Murder

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M'Naghten rules: R. v Keal Court of Appeal: (Criminal Division): Lord Burnett CJ, Thirlwall LJ and Morris J: 18 March 2022; [2022] EWCA Crim 341

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