When Killing Isn't Murder: Psychiatric and Psychological Defences to Murder when the Insanity Defence is not Applicable

Author:

Samuels Anthony123,O'Driscoll Colmán45,Allnutt Stephen6

Affiliation:

1. Director of Training, Justice Health, NSW

2. Senior Conjoint Lecturer Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, NSW

3. Lecturer Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia

4. Justice Health, NSW

5. Conjoint Lecturer Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia

6. Director Community Forensic Mental Health Service, Justice Health, NSW, Australia

Abstract

Objective: This paper describes psychiatric and psychological defences to murder where the defence of insanity is not applicable. The charges of murder and manslaughter are outlined. Self-defence, sane and insane automatism, provocation, diminished responsibility, duress, necessity and novel defences are discussed. Conclusions: The complexities of psychological and psychiatric expert evidence are highlighted as well as the fact that legal decisions are not always consistent with medical or scientific theory. It is concluded that this is a controversial and evolving area of mental health law and mental health professionals have an educative role and a responsibility to provide testimony that is supported by the best possible evidence.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health

Reference36 articles.

1. 1. Crabbe (1985) 156 CLR 464 (HC).

2. 2. Royall v The Queen (1990) 172 CLR 378 (HC).

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