Criminal Capacity and Defenses: Understanding Guilt and Error
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CP: Severe Disturbance of Consciousness of Reality
Severe disturbance of consciousness of reality resulting from changes in perception, present from birth or childhood, such as deaf-mutism and blindness, must be present since childhood. Finally, it is necessary that these causes result in a severe disturbance of the consciousness of reality. This relates to the concept of criminal minority.
Requirements for Diminished Capacity
- The effects of the previous assumptions regarding the ability to be guilty must be present at the time of the facts.
- However, it can be examined if the state of lack of capacity for guilt was caused intentionally or recklessly by the subject (actus reus in causa).
- The effects of this condition should relate to the inability