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KSA 021-052-0009 – Defense of lack of mental state | Kansas Law

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KSA 021-052-0009 – Defense of lack of mental state

Kansas Statutes Annotated § KSA 021-052-0009

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21-5209.Defense of lack of mental state.It shall be a defense to a prosecution under any statute that the defendant, as a result of mental disease or defect, lacked the culpable mental state required as an element of the crime charged. Mental disease or defect is not otherwise a defense. 1. Premeditation is not a culpable mental state that can be negated by a defense of mental disease or defect. State v. Blansett, 309 Kan. 401, 410, 435 P.3d 1136, 1144 (2019). 2. Due process does not require a

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