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Psychiatric Patient on Trial for Boston Rape Has Diminished Mental Capacity, Says His Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer

By Altman & Altman

The criminal trial of Vernon Thompson on two counts of Massachusetts rape is now under way. Thompson, 40 is accused of sexually assaulting a Newton teenager while he was a psychiatric patient at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain in 2008. He is accused of taking the girl, then 14, to an area of the hospital where there were no security cameras and sexually assaulting her. His Boston criminal defense lawyer is asking jurors to remember that the defendant was a mental health patient when the allegedMassachusetts sexual crime happened. She also noted that because of his diminished mental capacity, he was incapable of understanding his actions or conforming to the law. Diminished Mental Capacity Defense Due to mental illness, a psychological disorder, or other health issues, some people who?ve committed a crimes lack the capacity to understand that their actions constituted a criminal act...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on July 14, 2010 (boomark / email).