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[INSANITY AND THE LAW]. [M'NAUGHTON CASE]. Richard M. BOUSFIELD and Richard MERRETT. Report of the Trial of Daniel M'Naughton at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey...for the Wilful Murder of Edward Drummond, Esq. London, 1843. Contemporary half calf and red cloth (rebacked). After "M'Naughton was found not guilty by reason of insanity [for killing Drummond, private secretary to Prime Minister Peel, for whom the shots were intended]...a panel of fifteen judges were convened to debate the question of criminal insanity; their verdict, known as the 'M'Naughton Rule,' stated that if an insanity plea was to hold, it had to be shown that the accused 'was laboring under such a defect of reason...as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong'" (Norman). The controversial 'M'Naughton Rule' is still in use. Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 919-922; Norman 1410. -- George Dale COLLINSON. A Treatise on the Law Concerning Idiots, Lunatics, and Other Persons Non Compotes Mentis. London, 1812. 2 vols. Contemporary calf (rebacked, some edge wear). "It provides a detailed and accurate account of early nineteenth-century English psychiatric law" (Norman 499). -- Thomas COOPER, editor. Tracts on Medical Jurisprudence...with a Preface, Notes, and a Digest of the Law Relating to Insanity and Nuisance. Philadelphia, 1819. Modern boards (text foxed). Cooper established the first medical school in South Carolina. Austin 537; Norman 515. -- Isaac RAY. Contributions to Mental Pathology. Boston, 1873. Original blue cloth. Presentation Copy from the publisher. Contains chapters on various trials. Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 974-978; Norman 1787. -- Anthony HIGHMORE. A Treatise on the Law of Idiocy and Lunacy. Exeter, New Hampshire, 1822. Contemporary half sheep and gray boards (worn, some foxing). First American Edition (first published in London in 1807). "...one of the earliest English legal texts devoted exclusively to forensic psychiatry. This American edition includes an appendix dealing with American cases" (Norman 1070). Together 6 volumes, 8o. (6)

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[INSANITY AND THE LAW]. [M'NAUGHTON CASE]. Richard M. BOUSFIELD and Richard MERRETT. Report of the Trial of Daniel M'Naughton at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey...for the Wilful Murder of Edward Drummond, Esq. London, 1843. Contemporary half calf and red cloth (rebacked). After "M'Naughton was found not guilty by reason of insanity [for killing Drummond, private secretary to Prime Minister Peel, for whom the shots were intended]...a panel of fifteen judges were convened to debate the question of criminal insanity; their verdict, known as the 'M'Naughton Rule,' stated that if an insanity plea was to hold, it had to be shown that the accused 'was laboring under such a defect of reason...as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong'" (Norman). The controversial 'M'Naughton Rule' is still in use. Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 919-922; Norman 1410. -- George Dale COLLINSON. A Treatise on the Law Concerning Idiots, Lunatics, and Other Persons Non Compotes Mentis. London, 1812. 2 vols. Contemporary calf (rebacked, some edge wear). "It provides a detailed and accurate account of early nineteenth-century English psychiatric law" (Norman 499). -- Thomas COOPER, editor. Tracts on Medical Jurisprudence...with a Preface, Notes, and a Digest of the Law Relating to Insanity and Nuisance. Philadelphia, 1819. Modern boards (text foxed). Cooper established the first medical school in South Carolina. Austin 537; Norman 515. -- Isaac RAY. Contributions to Mental Pathology. Boston, 1873. Original blue cloth. Presentation Copy from the publisher. Contains chapters on various trials. Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 974-978; Norman 1787. -- Anthony HIGHMORE. A Treatise on the Law of Idiocy and Lunacy. Exeter, New Hampshire, 1822. Contemporary half sheep and gray boards (worn, some foxing). First American Edition (first published in London in 1807). "...one of the earliest English legal texts devoted exclusively to forensic psychiatry. This American edition includes an appendix dealing with American cases" (Norman 1070). Together 6 volumes, 8o. (6)