§ 5720. Defense of lack of mental responsibility
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military AffairsEffective: October 24, 2013
Effective: October 24, 2013
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 5720
§ 5720. Defense of lack of mental responsibility
(a) General rule.--It shall be an affirmative defense in a trial by court-martial that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting the offense, the accused, as a result of a severe mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or the wrongfulness of the acts. Mental disease or defect does not otherwise constitute a defense.
Credits
2012, Oct. 24, P.L. 1506, No. 192, § 2, effective in one year [Oct. 24, 2013].
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 5720, PA ST 51 Pa.C.S.A. § 5720
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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