The Drunk, the Insane, and the Criminal Courts: Deciding What to Make of Self-Induced Insanity
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Insanity of accused is one of the problems which may happen In the process of criminal procedure. As insanity removing criminal responsibility and the insane person has no comprehension of what he /she has been committed, this issue is truly important and Depending on which phase that accused become mad and insane, judicial decision would be different, it may be amount to writ of order of prose...
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