Mental Incapacity: Difference between revisions
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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 Defense]] | |||
[[== Infancy Defense]] | |||
[[Diminished Capacity Defense]] | |||
See [[Defenses]] | See generally [[Defenses]] | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 27 October 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 generally Defenses
