 A person is not criminally responsible for an act or omission insanity. if at the time of doing the act or making the omission he is in such a state of mental disease or natural mental infirmity as to deprive him of capacity to understand what he is doing,...  Proclamation to Establish a Code of Criminal Law - Page 31by Nigeria, Northern. Criminal - 1904 - 144 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Western Australia - 1902 - 726 lehte
...age of fourteen years is not criminally responsible for an act or omission, unless it is proved that at the time of doing the act or making the omission he had capacity to know that he ought not to do the act or make the omission. A male person under the... | |
 | Western Australia - 1902 - 734 lehte
...contrary is proved. 27. A PERSON is not criminally responsible for an act or i ngan i ty . omission if at the time of doing the act or making the omission...state of mental disease or natural mental infirmity an to deprive him of capacity to understand what he is doing, or of capacity to control his actions,... | |
 | John Frederick Archbold, John Jervis - 1905 - 1582 lehte
...responsible for an act or omission if at the time of doing tlio act or making the omission be is iu such a state of mental disease or natural mental infirmity as to deprive him of capacity t, > understand what he is doing or of capacity to со« t nil Ais actíont, or of capacity to know... | |
 | Nigeria, Northern. Compilations - 1905 - 844 lehte
...age of twelve years is not criminally responsible for an act or omission, unless it is proved that at the time of doing the act or making the omission he had capacity to know that he ought not to do the act or make the omission. A male person under the... | |
 | Queensland - 1911 - 682 lehte
...age of fourteen years is not criminally responsible for an act or omission, unless it is proved that at the time of doing the act or making the omission he had capacity to know that he ought not to do the act or make the omission. A male person under the... | |
 | Geoffrey Drage - 1915 - 506 lehte
...in full, and runs as follows : — " A person is not criminally responsible for an act or omission if, at the time of doing the act or making the omission,...control his actions, or of capacity to know that he oughtnot to dothe act or make the omission." " A person whose mind at the time of his doing or omitting... | |
 | Edward William Cox - 1916 - 904 lehte
...by a very learned judge, Fitzjames Stephen, and follow his direction — that, if it is shown that he is in such a state of mental disease or natural mental infirmity as to deprive him of the capacity to control his actions, I think you ought to find him what the law calls him — " insane,"... | |
 | William Henry Butter Stoddart - 1919 - 622 lehte
...responsible for an act if at the time of doing the act he is in such a state of natural disease or natural infirmity as to deprive him of capacity to understand...he is doing or of capacity to control his actions." In the absence of legislation to the contrary, Courts of Law are not precluded from recognizing the... | |
 | Paul Vinogradoff - 1920 - 452 lehte
...way indicated by a very learned judge, Fitzjames Stephen, — if it is shown that he (the accused) is in such a state of mental disease or natural mental infirmity as to deprive him of the capacity to control his actions, I think you ought to find him what the law calls him — 'insane.'... | |
 | 1926 - 870 lehte
...subject, vve find the following: — " A person is not criminally responsible for an act or omis" sion if, at the time of doing the act or making the omission,...infirmity as to deprive him of capacity to understand what 3 Stephens holds that the parts bracketed are doubtful law. '' he is doing or of capacity to control... | |
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