diminished responsibility
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Calocane is serving an indefinite hospital order, after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, due to his paranoid schizophrenia, in January 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
He was subsequently convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Two years after Ellis's execution the law was also changed to allow a defence of diminished responsibility.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
He said two psychiatrists who assessed Calocane had "very little difference" between their conclusions that a partial defence of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility existed.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
In the opinion of Dr. Satten and his colleagues, Andrews’ crime amounted to such an undebatable example of diminished responsibility that the case offered an ideal chance to challenge the M’Naghten Rule in Kansas courts.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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