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Criminal law [2010] JCA 091

Harding v AG

Harding v AG [2010] JCA 091 (18 May 2010)

The Court of Appeal allowed Gemma Harding’s appeal, holding that she was probably unfit to plead at trial and that her convictions were a miscarriage of justice.

  • Fitness to plead
  • Insanity defence
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Procedure for unfit defendants
  • Fitness-to-plead
  • Unfitness-to-plead
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Criminal law [2005] JLR 374

Simao v Att. Gen.

Simao v Att. Gen. [2005] JLR 374 (09 September 2005)

On an appeal against conviction, the court considered whether new psychiatric evidence could show a miscarriage of justice by proving the conviction was objectively wrongful.

  • Appeal against conviction
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Insanity defence
  • New evidence
  • Criminal-appeal
  • Miscarriage-of-justice
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Criminal law [2001] JRC 35

AG v Prior

AG v Prior [2001] JRC 35 (09 February 2001)

The Royal Court defined insanity under Jersey law, rejecting the McNaghten Rules and adopting a broader test that includes substantial cognitive or volitional impairment.

  • Insanity defence
  • Criminal responsibility
  • European convention on human rights
  • Interpretation of 'insanity'
  • Mens rea
  • Volitional and cognitive tests
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