The plea of insanity in criminal cases / by Forbes Winslow.

  • Winslow, Forbes, 1810-1874.
Date:
1843
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Credit: The plea of insanity in criminal cases / by Forbes Winslow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It is the author's purpose, in preparing this work for the press, to compress within a small compass the most important facts which he con- ceives may be of assistance, in enabling those, who have to adjudicate in cases of this descrip- tion, to form an accurate judgment of the presence of insanity, in any case in which it may be said to exist. He sincerely hopes that what he feels himself compelled to say, with reference to the present defective state of the law, in so far as it relates to the plea of insanity, may have the effect of inducing others, more competent than himself, to grapple with so important a subject, with the view to the diffu- sion of sound principles in connexion with it. 45, Guildford Street, Russell Square, February, 1843.