Difference between revisions of "Diminished Responsibility"
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| − | '''Diminished responsibility''' or '''diminished capacity''' is a defense against criminal charges, which claims that the defendant should not be held criminally liable for their violations of the law, due to their diminished capacity for rational thought at the time the crime was committed. | + | '''Diminished responsibility''' or '''diminished capacity''' is a defense against criminal charges, which claims that the defendant should not be held criminally liable for their violations of the law, due to their diminished capacity for rational thought at the time the crime was committed. |
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Revision as of 01:43, July 14, 2009
Diminished responsibility or diminished capacity is a defense against criminal charges, which claims that the defendant should not be held criminally liable for their violations of the law, due to their diminished capacity for rational thought at the time the crime was committed.