What Kind of Defense Is Diminished Capacity

question 5

Multiple Choice

What kind of defense is diminished capacity?

• A) both an affirmative excuse and a failure-of-proof defense
• B) diminished capacity is not a defense
• C) an affirmative excuse defense
• D) a failure-of-proof defense

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