Report to Honorable Wilber M. Brucker, Secretary of the Army |
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Page 90 - In stating that a person is not responsible for criminal conduct, "if at the time of such conduct as a result of mental disease or defect he lacks substantial capacity either to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law," the institute specifically excludes the psychopath by its qualification that the terms "mental disease or defect" do "not include an abnormality manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct.
Page 183 - State; or must be a member of the bar of a Federal court or of the highest court of a State...
Page 90 - A person is not responsible for criminal conduct if at the time of such conduct as a result of mental disease or defect he lacks substantial capacity [either to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or] to conform his conduct to the requirements of law. "(2) The terms 'mental disease' or 'defect' do not include an abnormality manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise anti-social conduct.
Page 163 - A finding or sentence of a courtmartial shall not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.
Page 98 - Unless such ruling be final, if any member objects thereto, the court shall be cleared and closed and the question decided by a voice vote as provided in section 717 beginning with the junior in rank.
Page 90 - A person is not mentally responsible for an offense unless he was at the time so far free from mental defect, disease, or derangement as to be able concerning the particular acts charged both to distinguish right from wrong and to adhere to the right.
Page 25 - ... (B) restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for a period not to exceed...
Page 26 - A person punished under authority of this article, who deems his punishment unjust or disproportionate to the offense, may, through the proper channel, appeal to the next superior authority, but may in the meantime be required to undergo the punishment adjudged. The commanding officer who imposes the punishment, his successor in command, and superior authority shall have power to mitigate or remit any unexecuted portion of the punishment. The imposition and enforcement of disciplinary...
Page 90 - mental defect, disease, or derangement' comprehends those irrational states of mind which are the result of deterioration, destruction, or malfunction of the mental, as distinguished from the moral, faculties. To constitute lack of mental responsibility the impairment must not only be the result of mental defect, disease, or derangement but must also completely deprive the accused of his ability to distinguish right from wrong or to adhere to the right as to the act charged.
Page 78 - No person subject to this code may compel any person to incriminate himself or to answer any question, the answer to which may tend to incriminate him.