Can a defendant raise a defense involving their mental capacity?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Irwin, 695 N.Y.S.2d 906 (N.Y. Cty. Ct. 1999):
It would be unfair for the defendant to raise a defense involving her mental capacity and then hid behind her constitutional rights thereby making the prosecution's burden of proof insurmountable. People v. Segal,supra.
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