NCJ Number
31700
Journal
ACTA CRIMINOLOGIAE ET MEDICINAE LEGALIS JAPONICA Volume: 41 Issue: 4 Dated: (AUGUST 1975) Pages: 38-48
Date Published
1975
Length
11 pages
Annotation
THREE JAPANESE CRIMINAL CASES IN WHICH THE DEGREE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY WAS DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE DEGREE OF INTOXICATION OF THE OFFENDER IN COMBINATION WITH THE DEGREE OF EMOTION AT THE TIME OF OFFENSE.
Abstract
THE OFFENDER'S EXPERIENCE OF AWAKENING SOON AFTER THE OFFENSE IS USED AS A CRITERION FOR INDICATING A DISTURBANCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS WHICH JUSTIFIES A DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY. --IN JAPANESE