R v Jonathan Robert Keal
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | Lord Burnett of Maldon CJ |
| Judgment Date | 18 March 2022 |
| Neutral Citation | [2022] EWCA Crim 341 |
| Docket Number | Case No: 202102058 B2,2021/02058/B2 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
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2 cases
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Alexander Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd
...That M'Naughten continues to provide the appropriate test for insanity in criminal cases was confirmed by Lord Burnett CJ in R v Keal [2022] EWCA Crim 341. 72 A person satisfying that test will be found not guilty by reason of insanity. By contrast in civil law a defendant who is insane bu......
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Alexander Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd
...because of his delusions he did not know that what he was doing was wrong. We were also referred to the recent decision in R v Keal [2022] EWCA Crim 341, [2022] 4 WLR 41, which considers in more detail what is involved in a finding that the defendant did not know that what they were doing......
2 books & journal articles
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Morality and Command Delusions: Reviewing the Requirement of Wrongdoing in the M’Naghten Rules
...Command Delusions:Reviewing the Requirement ofWrongdoing in the M’Naghten RulesRvKeal[2022] EWCA Crim 341, [2022] 4 WLR 41Keywordsinsanity, M’Naghten, choice, delusions, wrongdoing, moralityThe M’Naghten Rules have governed the law’s approach to the question of a defendant’s insanity at tri......
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Morality and Command Delusions: Reviewing the Requirement of Wrongdoing in the M’Naghten Rules
...Command Delusions:Reviewing the Requirement ofWrongdoing in the M’Naghten RulesRvKeal[2022] EWCA Crim 341, [2022] 4 WLR 41Keywordsinsanity, M’Naghten, choice, delusions, wrongdoing, moralityThe M’Naghten Rules have governed the law’s approach to the question of a defendant’s insanity at tri......