CRIM 230 Lecture Notes - Blood Sugar, Hypoglycemia, Condom
25 Jul 2013
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Chapter 8 mental impairment and criminal responsibility: defences of. Focused on the accused"s state of mind at the time of the trial. Section 2 cc unfit to stand trial = unable to: understand the nature or purpose of the proceeding, understand the possible consequences. Generally hard to established due to limited cognitive capacity test eg taylor 1992, delusions does not vitate fitness to stand trial unless delusions distort rudimentary understanding. Focused on accused"s state of mind at the time of the alleged offence(s) Premised upon the belief that the mentally ill do not possess the capacity to distinguish between what is right and wrong, so should not be held criminally responsible, because did not choose to do something wrong. The special verdict of ncrmd and the criminal code criteria for a finding that the accused is ncr. Criminal code requires the establishment of review boards in each province.
