Sunday, April 19, 2009

Sunday Related Post: The Art of Forensic Psychology

"During the 1840s, Daniel M'Naghten believed that Prime Minister Robert Peele was out to get him. In a delusional frame of mind, he went gunning for the man but mistakenly killed his private secretary instead. He was arrested and sent to trial."
His case was the first that set the standards for criminals to get off for reasons of insanity, reffered to as
The M'Naghten Rules

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