K.S.A. 21-5209: Defense of lack of mental state.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 21.—CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
- Article 52.—PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY
It shall be a defense to a prosecution under any statute that the defendant, as a result of mental disease or defect, lacked the culpable mental state required as an element of the crime charged. Mental disease or defect is not otherwise a defense.
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