Throughout the course of the trial, Chau s defense argued on the basis of diminished responsibility due to his mental instability.
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He was ruled to have acted with diminished responsibility while suffering from stress related illness attributed to homosexual assault by Banana.
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The Court of Appeal in London gave her the go-ahead Tuesday to challenge her conviction on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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Ashman was subsequently found guilty of attempted murder and admitted to Pennington's manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility in 2003.
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The maximum sentence is five years, but Parche could have been sentenced to three years and nine months because of diminished responsibility.
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In many cases, a diminished responsibility in these matters means municipal government or First Nations staff may focus on other local issues.
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But because of his " highly abnormal personality " and diminished responsibility, he was given a suspended two-year sentence and went free.
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The psychiatric assessment conducted by the specialists with the Serbsky Institute initiated by the investigators concluded that he was of diminished responsibility.
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Under section 2 of the Homicide Act 1957 there are three requirements for the defendant to raise the defence of diminished responsibility.
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Even if we say the person is blameworthy and responsible, the issue of diminished responsibility because of mental illness comes to the fore.
