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SECTION 78 — Insanity

In French Démence

(1) No criminal responsibility shall arise from the act or omission of a person suffering from mental illness which deprives him of all will-power or of the knowledge that what he does is blameworthy. (2) Mental illness whose consequences are only partial shall diminish responsibility.
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Irresponsibility and diminished responsibility Criminal responsibility of natural persons and corporate bodies

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Texte français

ARTICLE 78 — Démence

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Section 78 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
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