How One Man Changed the Direction of British Law for Years
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Daniel M'Naghten, sometimes spelt McNaughtan, changed the history of all legal procedures in most countries. Through claiming delusions, he was the first man to be found guilty on the grounds of insanity. This ruling would become the basis of all insanity pleas and became known as The M'Naghten Rules. The crime he committed was the murder of a public se…