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“Punishment formerly inflicted on those who refused pleading.”38
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Date Events and publications Mute by visitation of God (MVG) Competence to stand trial or fitness to plead (FTP) 1200 Jury trials replace trial by “ordeal” Bracton’s On the Laws and Customs of England23 Detention by order of the king in cases of homicide in mental illness 1300 MVG distinguished from mute of malice Descriptions appear of homicide in mental illness without prosecution 1400 1500 Harsh imprisonment evolves into peine, forte et dure (PFD) Papal authority in England abolished by Henry VIII Somervile trial delayed by questions concerning the genuineness of his “lunacy”24 1600 Hale’s Law Commission recommends abolition of PFD Hale’s History of the Pleas of the Crown25 1700 Hawkins’ Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown26 Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Law of England27 Felony and Piracy Act abolishes PFD28 Ogle not “fit to take his trial”29 Declaration of Independence Frith “not … capable” to make his defense30 1800 Stephen’s A History of the Criminal Law of England16 Criminal Law Act requires insertion of “not guilty” in cases of refusal to plead31 Dyson criterion “conduct her defense with discretion”32 Pritchard trial generates criteria for FTP33
