mental incapacity

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He cited a report which heard there is ignorance about the disease and incorrect assumptions of mental incapacity.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

There were questions raised about mental incapacity, and it was certainly contemplated that that would be within the realm.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2018

The federal government and many states also shifted the burden of proof to the defense, which raised the bar for lawyers seeking an acquittal based on mental incapacity.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2016

Scheidegger said jurors and judges should be required to find a specific connection between a veteran’s mental incapacity and the crime committed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2015

Differential Diagnosis.—Each of the two forms of mental incapacity, congenital and acquired, must be carefully differentiated and treated from a special standpoint.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)