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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

The plea of insanity in criminal cases.

Publication Details

London: H. Renshaw, 1843 CE.

One of the first attempts to outline criteria through which to determine the legitimacy of an insanity plea. The was resolved later in 1843 with the establishment of the M'Naghten Rules, (McNaghten) which this work undoubtedly influenced,  Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

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Entry Number#13250
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External URLthe-plea-of-insanity-in-criminal-cases

Geographic Context

Publication place: London