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§ 21-5209 — Defense of lack of mental state

Kansas § 21-5209
JurisdictionKansas
Ch. 21CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Art. 52PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5209 (2026).

Text

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.

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Legislative History

L. 2010, ch. 136, § 20; July 1, 2011.

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