mental incapacity

But Mr. Bowers is not pursuing an insanity defense, in which the defendant admits to carrying out some criminal act but argues that, due to mental incapacity, he did not fully understand that it was wrong.

But Mr. Bowers is not pursuing an insanity defense, in which the defendant admits to carrying out some criminal act but argues that, due to mental incapacity, he did not fully understand that it was wrong.

"This is based on the fact that suicide attempts are within the scope of suicidal behavior and this act is the impact of mental incapacity or psychiatric disorder," Azalina said.

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

The county courts generally declared Native Americans incompetent to handle more than a very limited sum of money without any finding of mental incapacity.