A can of worms! There is no “legally accountable”; law school is so far away
now but I do remember that much depends on where the incident took place. See
the finish of the third paragraph here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%27Naghten_rules ;
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M'Naghten_rules>
David
On Apr 8, 2019, at 7:09 AM, Torgeir Fjeld <t.fjeld1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear all,
With reference to the recent discussion about mental illness and serious
criminality, it is clear that in terms of the law what matters is whether (or
not) the accused can be held legally accountable for his/her actions. Very
few of the mentioned conditions would be relevant to such a consideration.
Mvh. / Yours sincerely,
Torgeir Fjeld
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