What is the state of the mental state defense?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nieves, 11 Cal.5th 404, 278 Cal.Rptr.3d 40, 485 P.3d 457 (Cal. 2021):
a mental state defense. ( People v. Banks , supra , at p. 1193, 176 Cal.Rptr.3d 185, 331 P.3d 1206 ; Maldonado , at p. 1125, 140 Cal.Rptr.3d 113, 274 P.3d 1110.)
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