Assertion: criminal defendant | /r/HasProperty | excused
Facets:
value: from criminal liability on the ground
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Among the most controversial affirmative defenses is the insanity defense, whereby a criminal defendant seeks to be excused from criminal liability on the ground that a mental illness, at the time of the alleged crime, prevented him or her from understanding the wrongful nature of his or her actions.