Epilepsy and the Defence of Insanity – Time for Change
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Epilepsy holds an almost unique place in English criminal law. It has resulted in two appeals to the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords, the highest appeal court in the land. This in turn has led to a pair of legal decisions which in many ways have shaped the development of the defence of insanity and its relationship to automatism. This report will provide a unique insight into how the criminal justice process operates when epilepsy results in a successful defence of insanity by reporting 13 such cases. In addition this report will critically analyse the status of the insanity defence in English law and call for wholesale reform.
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