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Old 03-09-2009, 10:47 AM
KSigkid KSigkid is offline
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Originally Posted by starang21 View Post
could it be misconstrued that he was insane at the time or does timeframe matter in these instances?
Again, I'm not a criminal law expert, so take what I say with a grain of salt...but my understanding is that in the United States, temporary insanity can't be offered as an affirmative defense. It can only be offered as a mitigating factor to take into account when handing down a sentence.

It may be a different story in Canada.
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