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Under this defense, the lawyer argues that the defendant lacked the capacity to distinguish right from wrong or to understand the likely consequences of his/her actions | Under this defense, the lawyer argues that the defendant lacked the capacity to distinguish right from wrong or to understand the likely consequences of his/her actions. | ||
Examples of incapacity include: | Examples of incapacity include: | ||
* Insanity | *[[Insanity Defense]] | ||
* Infancy- | |||
*[[Diminished Capacity Defense]] | |||
*[[Infancy Defense]] | |||
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See [[Defenses]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:42, 12 November 2010
Under this defense, the lawyer argues that the defendant lacked the capacity to distinguish right from wrong or to understand the likely consequences of his/her actions.
Examples of incapacity include:
See Defenses
