What Is the Sole Common Law Exception to the Principle

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is the sole common law exception to the principle that the prosecution shoulders the legal burden of proof? M'Naghtens case(1840) confirms this principle and is still the leading authority on insanity in English criminal law.

• A)The defence of Automatism
• B)The defence of Intoxication
• C)The defence of Duress
• D)The defence of Insanity

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Acetylcholine

A neurotransmitter in the nervous system involved in muscle activation, memory, and learning.

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Chemical messengers that transmit signals across synapses from one neuron to another in the brain and nervous system.