CRIM 230 Lecture 8: chapter 8 crim 230
12 Apr 2016
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* the defences of ncrmd or automatism are concerned with the issue of criminal responsibility and are necessarily focused on the state of mind and the accused person at the time of alleged offence. Defence of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. Individuals in canada should not be convicted of a criminal offence unless they deliberately chose to do something wrong. Person suffering from a mental disorder within the meaning of s. 16 is not considered to be capable of appreciating the nature of his or her acts or understanding that they are inherently wrong. Concerned with the state of mind of accused person at the time that the alleged offence was actually committed. If the accused person concerned could not appreciate the nature or quality of act in question or did not realizer it was wrong (morally condemned by society"s norms) he or she will be found not criminally responsible.
