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Regina v. Fooks. Dorset Spring Assizes, 1863

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

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We record below a summary of this important trial. It will be seen that the evidence of the existence of mental disease was sup-ported by Dr. Harrington Tuke, who was employed as an expert in the case. In spite of his convincing testimony the prisoner was sentenced to death. The ‘Times' of to-day (March 28) informs us that this sentence was executed on the 27th inst.

Type
Part IV.—Medico-Legal Cases
Information
Journal of Mental Science , Volume 9 , Issue 45 , April 1863 , pp. 125 - 137
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1863 

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