Yankor v Reginam
1950s · West African Court of Appeal
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- Facts
- The suddenly killed his stepfather with a machete, later saying he believed the stepfather was a cannibal who wanted to eat him.
- Issue
- Was this self-defence or insanity?
- Held
- Neither was made out. Fear of a future danger is not self-defence, and the M'Naghten Rules were applied to the insanity .
- Principle
- Self-defence needs an immediate threat; insanity follows M'Naghten, proved on the .
- Why it matters
- Confirms the M'Naghten Rules in Sierra Leone.
Words and Latin in this note
- Balance of probabilities
- The standard of proof in civil cases, and the standard when an accused bears a legal burden: the court asks whether something is more likely than not to have happened. Open the note.
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