The Determination of Criminal Insanity in Western Nigeria
1976 ◽
Vol 14
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pp. 219-245
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This article grew out of a more detailed study of all tried cases of homicide in Western Nigeria from 1966 to 1972. While reading more than I00 court transcripts and trial opinions, I was struck by what seemed an inordinately large number of accused with symptoms which westerners associate with mental or emotional illness. I was also conscious of judges being forced to apply an awkward, and at best difficult, standard for the determination of criminal insanity with sparse direct evidence and, in many cases, without the help of expert testimony.
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1910 ◽
Vol 83
(565)
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pp. 492-504
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2005 ◽
Vol 127
(17)
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pp. 6164-6165
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1997 ◽
Vol 306
(1)
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pp. 447-454