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SECTION 87 — Effect of Diminished Responsibility

In French Effets de l'excuse atténuante

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(1) Wherever responsibility is by law diminished, the penalty provided for the offence shall be reduced as follows: a) The penalty of death or of loss of liberty for life shall be reduced to loss of liberty for from 2 (two) to 10 (ten) years; b) Any other penalty for felony shall be reduced to loss of liberty for from 1 (one) to 5 (five) years; c) The maximum penalty for misdemeanour, whether of loss of liberty or of fine, shall be reduced by half, and the minimum to that provided by Section 92 (1) of this Code. (2) Where responsibility is reduced for more than one reason or where there are in addition mitigating circumstances, the minimum shall be that provided by Section 92 (1).
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Irresponsibility and diminished responsibility Criminal responsibility of natural persons and corporate bodies

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ARTICLE 87 — Effets de l'excuse atténuante

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Section 87 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
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