Which of the Following Factors Would Not Mitigate a Murder

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors would not mitigate a murder offense?

• A) The defendant has unmedicated schizophrenia and suffers severe delusions and hallucinations.
• B) The defendant was addicted to drugs and inebriated at the time of the offense.
• C) The defendant suffered severe parental physical and verbal abuse during childhood.
• D) The defendant committed the murder during the commission of another serious offense.

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