Insanity as a defence against criminal charges proposed legislation, 18 April 1944.
Contains:
Copy of the report of the Committee appointed to consider and report on the law and practise relating to capital punishment, which considers the defence in the case of infanticide.

Summary of suggestions made to the Department of Justice relating to persons accused of murder 'infanticide should be made a non-capital offence, as in England'.

Heads of bill of proposed legislation to amend the law relating to insanity as a defence to criminal charges and infanticide, 1944.

Copy of the Executive Council Minute recording decision that in the case of a person found guilty on a charge of murder in the case of infanticide, the Minister for Justice might order the release either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the Minister might think fit, etc.'

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