... concomitant of epilepsy in non-forensic settings, especiallywhen the epileptic focus lies in the temporal lobe (Penfield and Jasper 1954, p. 521). Other conditions mentioned in the appellate cases, ... Capital Punishment,1953, pp.93–96) and the American Psychiatric Association’s recommendationthat the second limb of the American Law Institute test be dropped (InsanityDefense Work Group 1983). ... could-he-do-it? approach can be criticised on the basis that themental function being examined is the incorrect one for the purposes ofexculpation. In practice, however, the insanity defence in Anglo -American criminal...