Maine legal term
Mental disease or defect in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Mental disease or defect” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Maine criminal code.
What does “Mental disease or defect” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Mental disease or defect" has the same meaning as in Title 17-A, section 39, subsection 2 except that "mental disease or defect" does not include, in and of itself, the fact that a juvenile has not attained the level of mental or emotional development normally associated with persons 18 years of age or older. 19-B. (15 M.R.S. § 3003)
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