Mental Incapacity
From Criminal Defense Wiki
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:
- Insanity- The defendant was mentally incapable of telling right from wrong
- Infancy- The defendant was too young to be held criminally liable for the crime
- Diminished responsibility- The defendant was mentally incapable of the intent required for the crime
