This defense is available when it can be shown that the mental illness of the defendant, although not sufficient to establish insanity, caused such lack of capacity that the defendant could not have achieved the requisite intent at the time of the crime:

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Diminished capacity is a defense used to argue that the defendant, due to mental illness or defect, was unable to form the specific intent necessary to commit the crime, even if they do not meet the criteria for legal insanity.

This Defense Is Available When It Can Be Shown That