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* The questions propounded to the judges and their answers are
here given:
Question 1.--"What is the law respecting alleged crimes
committed by persons afflicted with insane delusion in respect
of one or more particular subjects or persons, as, for
instance, where, at the time of the commission of the alleged
crime, the accused knew he was acting contrary to law, but did
the act complained of with a view, under the influence of
insane delusion, of redressing or revenging some supposed
grievance or injury, or of producing some supposed public
benefit?
Answer 1.-"Assuming that your lordships' inquiries are
confined to those persons who labor under such partial
delusions only, and are not in other respects insane, we are
of opinion that, notwithstanding the accused did the act
complained of with a view, under the influence of insane
delusion, of redressing or revenging some supposed grievance
or injury, or of producing some public benefit, he is,
nevertheless, punishable, according to the nature of the crime
committed, if he knew at the time of committing such crime
that he was acting contrary to law, by which expression we
understand your lordships to mean the law of the land.
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