Ernest Saunders didn't use his mental condition as a defence- he was tried, convicted and sentenced to 5 years in prison. He managed to secure an early release, claiming he was beginning to suffer from dementia- only to  make what appeared to be a miraculous recovery. In this case, 4 doctors (not ones chosen by the accused) say he's unable to understand the charges against him. There are other measures that possibly could be taken, but I can't see a court accepting he could be fairly convicted. They could have a hearing and ask a jury to make a finding of fact, but that wouldn't be the same as a guilty verdict.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Lord Janner	17/04/15 04:53:00	John Martin
Re:Lord Janner	17/04/15 07:38:00	Colin Jordan
Re:Re:Lord Janner	17/04/15 08:33:00	Andy Pease
Re:Re:Re:Lord Janner	17/04/15 08:53:00	John Martin
Re:Re:Re:Re:Lord Janner	17/04/15 09:48:00	Peter Millman
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Lord Janner	17/04/15 09:55:00	Jonathan Bingham
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Lord Janner	17/04/15 11:31:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Lord Janner	17/04/15 12:23:00	Mark Gormley
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Lord Janner	17/04/15 13:32:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Lord Janner	23/04/15 04:34:00	John Martin
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Lord Janner	23/04/15 08:24:00	Viv Griffiths
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Lord Janner	23/04/15 09:17:00	John Martin
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Lord Janner	23/04/15 12:17:00	Nigel Brooks
Re:Lord Janner	23/04/15 17:30:00	R Atterwill
Re:Lord Janner	28/04/15 23:53:00	Anne Black

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