An overlooked vulnerability in a defendant: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and a miscarriage of justice

Aim. To describe the implications of a Court of Appeal murder case involving a 15-year-old youth. His attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was not identified at trial, but 8 years later it was and his conviction was quashed. Method. An analysis of the judgments by the Court of Appeal at a...

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Authors: Gudjonsson, Gisli H. 1947- (Author) ; Young, Susan 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2006, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 211-218
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