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Diminished Capacity-Recent Decisions And An Analytical Approach, Robert P. Bryant, Corbin B. Hume
Diminished Capacity-Recent Decisions And An Analytical Approach, Robert P. Bryant, Corbin B. Hume
Vanderbilt Law Review
The concept of diminished capacity allows a defendant in a criminal case to prove, usually by presenting psychiatrists who testify that he suffered from an abnormal mental condition, that he was unable to entertain the particular mens rea required for conviction.' Although courts historically have been reluctant to admit such testimony, in recent years a growing number of jurisdictions have recognized the concept of diminished capacity. Recent decisions in Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and North Carolina, as well as recently adopted statutes in ten other jurisdictions,illustrate the evidentiary, social, and constitutional issues raised by the concept of diminished capacity. …
Recent Maryland Decisions, Jack Elsby, Jerry Fenzel, Milton Baxley, John M. Crabbs
Recent Maryland Decisions, Jack Elsby, Jerry Fenzel, Milton Baxley, John M. Crabbs
University of Baltimore Law Forum
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Law, Paul E. Tinkler
Evidence, Carl H. Jacobsen
Torts, Albert N. Wergley
Administrative Law, Margaret Elizabeth Chastain
Administrative Law, Margaret Elizabeth Chastain
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Kentucky Rape Shield Law: One Step Too Far, Jennifer Burcham Coffman
The Kentucky Rape Shield Law: One Step Too Far, Jennifer Burcham Coffman
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.