...wherein he remarks to the effect that the courts of this country have not hesitated to apply the rule, that, to establish a defence on the ground of insanity,...proved that, at the time of committing the act, the accused was laboring under such a defect of reason from disease of the mind as not to know the nature...

...for his crimes until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction ; and that to establish a defense on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved,...that he did not know he was doing what was wrong. The mode of putting the latter part of the question to the jury, on these occasions, has generally...

...proved to their satisfaction ; and that to establish a defense on the ground of insanity, it must bo clearly proved, that, at the time of committing the...that he did not know he was doing what was wrong. The mode of putting the latter part of the question to the jury, on these occasions, has generally...

...for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction, and that, to establish a defense on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved...the act, the party accused was laboring under such a defective reason from disease of the mind as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing,...

...committed by persons afflicted with insane delusion," the Judges in reply to the House of Lords say, " that, to establish a defence " on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the " time of the committing of the act the party accused was labour" ing under such a defect of reason, from disease...

...from disease of mind, as not to know tho 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. Where the party is lalxniriug under an insane delusion as to existing facts, and commits a crime in...

...Def. 150. It was decided by the jndges in that case, that in order to entitle the accused to acquittal it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the offense he was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the...

...of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary is proved to their satisfaction; and that, to establish a defence on the ground of insanity,...accused was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or that what he...

...insane persons, " In all cases every man was presumed to be sane until the contrary was proved, and that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity...the time of committing the act the party accused was labouring under such defect of reason or disease of mind as not to know the nature or quality of the...

...Justice Tindal, delivering the ophiion of all the judges (Mr. Justice Maull excepting), observed — " To establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that at tho time of the committing of the act the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason,...