Economics 1021A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Executive Functions, John Hinckley Jr., Jeffrey Dahmer

• School: Western University
• Department: Economics
• Course: Economics 1021A/B
• Professor: Margaret Loudermilk

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Fitness to stand trial & mental state at the time of offence. Part 1: mental state at the time of the trial whether the. Accused is fit to stand trial: what does fitness mean, to receive a fair trial, people should be able to defend themselves against their. How do we know whether a person is fit or unfit to stand trial? accusers: what if person is unfit to stand trial, person should not be tried, legal standards for determining fitness, prior to 1836. : ability to enter a plea : reasons for not entering plea: Mute of malice = deliberately silent (chose not to enter a plea) If so, can use torture to extract a plea. Mute by visitation of god (e. g. deaf, mute, insane: r. v. priotchard (1836) deaf-mute, so couldn"t enter plea; couldn"t be tried for the crime if so, person should not be tried. : charged with bestiality (crime against the crown).