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Is mental illness or insanity an excuse for a crime committed?

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Is mental illness or insanity an excuse for a crime committed?

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It depends on the mental illness and the crime. If the crime requires a mental state then it might provide some mitigation. A successful plea of insanity generally results in indefinite confinement to a mental facility as opposed to set time of incarceration in a prison.

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