What is the test for mental illness or defect to determine whether a defendant was mentally ill at the time of the crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Adams, B249268 (Cal. App. 2014):
Defendant argues that, as a result of mental disease or defect, he lacked substantial capacity either to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law, citing People v. Drew (1978) 22 Cal.3d 333, 345. He asserts that he did not freely choose to violate the law.
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