What is the impact of legislation that changes the definition of a person's mental state when they are in their mid-20s?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Turner v. Foss, Case No.: 19cv1878 GPC (RBM) (S.D. Cal. 2020):
The legislation was passed "to account for neuroscience research that the human brain - especially those portions responsible for judgment and decisionmaking - continues to develop into a person's mid-20s." People v. Wilkes, 46 Cal. App. 5th 1159, 1166 (2020) citing People v. Edwards, 34 Cal. App. 5th 183, 198 (2019).
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