element 1 of insanity

• what is the significance of r v kemp?

  It shows how brain tumors and arteriosclerosis is a disease of the mind that can be used for the defence of insanity
• Which case shows how brain tumors and arteriosclerosis is a disease of the mind that can be used for the defence of insanity?

  r v Kemp
• what case shows how epilepsy is a disease of the mind that can be used in insanity?

  r v Sullivan
• What is the significance of the case of r v Sullivan?

  it shows how epilepsy is a disease of the mind that can be used in insanity.
• WHat case shows how sleep walking is a disease of the mind that can be used in insanity?

  r v Burgess
• which case shows how sleep walking is a disease of the mind that can be used in insanit

  r v Burgess
• what is organic insanity?

  When the brain ahs been damaged by a physical cause such as epilepsy or a degenerative disease like azheimers
• What is functional insanity?

  When htere is no organic reason for damage to the brain
• What is the significance of the case of r v Henessy??

  It shows how diabetes can be used as a disease of the mind for insanity
• which case shows how diabetes can be used as a disease of the mind for insanity?

  r v Henessy
• Where a defendant is in a state where they do not know what they are doing due to an external cause, it does not amount to a disease of the mind, and so the defense of insanity does not apply.
• Where the defendant voluntarily takes an intoxicating substance which causes a temporary psychotic episode, the defendant cannot rely on the defence of insanity because the substance is an external factor.
• The disease of the mind must arise from an internal condition
• What is element 1 of the defense of insanity?

  The defendant is suffering from a disease of the mind that arises from an internal factor. it does not matter if the disease is long or short term.