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Accused convicted of murder: confession and circumstantial evidence established guilt; depression did not meet legal insanity threshold.
Criminal law – Murder by poisoning – Caution statement/confession and weight after a not guilty plea (s176(3)) – Insanity/diminished responsibility (ss 11, 12 Penal Code) – Burden on defence to prove unsoundness on balance of probabilities – Circumstantial and forensic evidence.
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