Assertion: insanity | /r/CapableOf | serve as affirmative defense
Facets:
value: to criminal acts
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in united states criminal law
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In United States criminal law, insanity may serve as an affirmative defense to criminal acts and thus does not need to negate an element of the prosecution's case such as general or specific intent.