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clear cases.
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so, what changes should be made adviser at the request, of the in the existing law and practice prosecution, the defence, or the in respect of cases falling within committing magistrate. the provisions of section 2 (4) of 8. Provision for s panel or the Criminal Lunatics Acts, 1834.panels of mental experts is un-
The Committee consisted of pecessary. Lord Justice Atkin (chairman). As to the Criminal Lunatics
Sir Ernest Pollock, Si: Leslic Scott, Sir Herbert Stephen. Sir Richard Muir, Sir Archibald Bodkin, Sir Edward Troup, Sir Ernley Blackwell, and Sir Edward Marsha-Hall.
The Committee. in their report, give the following summary of their recommendations --
Act' 1884.
-9.-It is essential that the statutory power under section 2 (4) should be maintained.
10. The procedure under the sab-section is satisfactory, and Idoes not require amendment.
11. The discretion Secretary of State should be ex- ercised as at present.
of the
1.-It should be recognized that a person charged criminally with
QUESTION OF PUNISHMENT. an offence is irresponsible for his The Committee express the act when the act is committed opinion. that the
existing under an impulse which the rule cf law is sound; that a prisoner was by mental disease person may be of unsound mind in substance, deprived of any and yet be criminally responsible. power to resist. It may require A crime no doubt implies an act legislation to bring this rule into of conscious volition; but if a effect.
parson intends to do a criminal 2.-Save as above, the rules in fact, has the capacity to know McNaghten's case should be what the act is, and to know the maintained.
act is one he ought not to do, he 3.-Where a person is found to commits a crime. Whether he Le irresponsible on the ground of should be punished for it is not insanity, the verdict should be necessarily the same question. "that the accused did the act for We do not propose to discuss made the omission) charged, but poenological theories. We assume is not guilty on the ground that that two of the objects of punish be was insane so as not to be re- ment are to deter the offender sponsible, according to law, at the and to deter others from re- time." The existing statutory Destiny or committing the same provision in this respect should offence. If the mental conditions
we have pre-supposed exist, wo.. think that punishment may be 4. Until such amendment, the fairly inflicted. It is probablo verdict should always be taken that the offender and others will and entered as guilty of the act be dotarred. On the order band, charged. but insane so as not to if the offender tends to escape. be responsible, according to law,' punishment by reason of nicely for his actions at the time.
balanced doubts upon a diagnosis 5.-Accused persons should not of uncertain mental conditions, be found on arraignment unfit to the observance of the law is plead except on the ovidence of gravely hindered.
be amended.
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