Freckelton Qc Ian
Barrister, Crockett Chambers, Melbourne, Australia; Professorial Fellow in Law and Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2017 Feb 19;24(1):1-9. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2017.1289832. eCollection 2017.
There is an extensive jurisprudence on fitness to stand trial and a substantial clinical literature on Huntington's disease. However, few commentators have given consideration to the circumstances in which the symptomatology of Huntington's disease may result in an accused person being determined unfit to participate in the criminal process. This paper scrutinises the reasoning of the Western Australian Supreme Court in [2016] WASC 339 where such a determination was made and reflects upon the potential for those with Huntington's disease to satisfy the criteria for unfitness, as well as the difficulties which arise in relation to the humane disposition of such persons subsequent to a finding of unfitness. It argues for reform to the law so that such persons can be detained subject to conditions set by a criminal court judge.
关于接受审判的适格性，存在广泛的判例法，关于亨廷顿舞蹈症也有大量的临床文献。然而，很少有评论家考虑过亨廷顿舞蹈症的症状可能导致被告人被判定不适合参与刑事诉讼程序的情况。本文审视了西澳大利亚最高法院在[2016]WASC 339案中的推理，该案做出了这样的判定，并思考了亨廷顿舞蹈症患者满足不适合标准的可能性，以及在判定不适合之后对这些人进行人道处置时出现的困难。文章主张对法律进行改革，以便可以根据刑事法院法官设定的条件拘留这些人。
