Evidence that the defendant suffered from mental illness, disease or defect is admissible whenever it is relevant to prove the defendant’s state of mind. SOURCE: M.P.C. § 4.02; *Cal. 531 (T.D.2 1968); Mass. ch. 263, § 27(1); N.J. § 2C:4-2(a). COMMENT: This Section represent a codification of Guam decisional law and represents no change. See also People v. Wells, 33 Cal. 2d 330, 202 Pac. 2d 53 (1949) People v. Gorshen, 51 Cal. 2d 716, 336 Pac. 2d 492 (1959).
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