crimsonsailor7
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The Penal Code:
Insanity Defense
Section 40.
(1) A person found to be legally insane cannot be held criminally liable, and no criminal penalties can be applied to them. Instead, such an individual may be committed to a psychiatric facility in accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(2) An individual is considered legally insane if, at the moment they committed the elements of a crime, they were unable to comprehend the nature of their actions or lacked the capacity to control their own will due to mental illness, temporary mental impairment, developmental disabilities, or some other severe mental disorder.
Diminished Capacity
Section 42.
If an offender had significantly diminished capacity at the time of the offense due to one of the conditions mentioned in Section 40, Paragraph 2 of this Act, they may receive a reduced sentence, provided that they didn't cause their own diminished state...