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In R v Burgess [1991] 2 QB 92 the Court of Appeal ruled that the defendant, who wounded a woman by hitting her with a video recorder while sleepwalking, was insane under the M'Naghten Rules. Lord Lane said, "We accept that sleep is a normal condition, but the evidence in the instant case indicates that sleepwalking, and particularly violence in ...
The issue of competency is whether a defendant is able to adequately assist their attorney in preparing a defense, make informed decisions about trial strategy and whether to plead guilty, accept a plea agreement or plead not guilty. This issue is dealt with in UK law as "fitness to plead". [17]
Theodore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit, taken January 2010. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Port Huron, taken August 2003.. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (in case citations, E.D. Mich.) is the federal district court with jurisdiction over the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of the State of Michigan.
Buoyed by promised pardons of their brethren for their Jan. 6 crimes and by Trump’s embrace of popular extremist far-right figures, those groups will likely see a resurgence after January ...
Moses Archibald McNaughton (January 4, 1813 – January 18, 1901) was a medical doctor, railroad developer, real estate developer, and early pioneer of Jackson, Michigan. [1] As an anti-slavery activist, he was a founding member of the Republican Party and was honored by calling to order the first official Republican party meeting, which was ...
In an effort to comply with the law and address this dilemma, the Michigan State Supreme Court in March 2023 proposed a rule effectively sealing district court records once a case is bound over to ...
(The Center Square) – Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi got a prominent seat in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's private box for the swearing in of the 101st General Assembly in 2019.
[1]: 614–5 It also added a volitional component as to whether defendant was lacking in "substantial capacity to conform his conduct to the law". [1]: 614–5 It arose from the case of United States v. Brawner. [1]: 634 The ALI rule is: