What is the condition to show a defendant lacked the mental states required for a crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Green, C083617 (Cal. App. 2019):
condition to show he [or she] 'actually' lacked the mental states required for the crime." (People v. Clark (2011) 52 Cal.4th 856, 880, fn. 3, italics added; see 28 [evidence of mental disease, mental defect, or mental disorder], 29.4, subd. (b) [evidence of voluntary intoxication].)
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