Is a mental illness or defect a medical diagnosis?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Durham, F058573, Super. Ct. No. F08600722 (Cal. App. 2011):
Mental illness or defect is a medical diagnosis requiring expert evidence about the defendant's mental state at the time of the commission of the crime. (People v. Kelly
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