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Insanity Defence
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CHAPTER 3 INSANITY DEFENCE If a person is fit to plead, he will proceed to the trial phase, The defendant's state of mind at the time of the offence may need to be clarified. There is the general defence of insanity that provides a complete defence in respect of any alleged criminal conduct. Although the accused may not be found guilty if the defence is successful, but he will not escape the coercive orders from the court. The court will return a `special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity`. When this happens, the judge will then have a range of detention measures that may be imposed on the acquitted defendant, The defence of not guilty by reason of insanity relates to the state of mind of the accused at the time the offence was allegedly committed. The state of the accused at the trial is not relevant....
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