• JoBo@feddit.uk
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    8 months ago

    Neither ADHD nor autism count as ‘insanity’ defences. They’re neurological conditions, not mental illnesses that alter the perceived state of reality.

    They’re being advanced as mitigating factors for sentencing. He’s entitled to do that and any competent lawyer would (and should) be making these arguments.