The M\u27Naghten Rules and Proposed Alternatives

Responding to overt and implied criticism of the M\u27Naghten Rules for determining legal insanity to excuse criminal responsibility, Mr. Hall proposes a national seminar or study by judges of the diverse and perplexing problems they must face in deciding issues in this field. He thinks that M\u27Naghten needs repair rather than replacement and that a rough consensus might be attainable