NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK CONCERNING DEFENDANTS AND PERSONS DEPRIVED
OF LIBERTY WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE
85
act prohibited by criminal law while having limited
capacity, in the case referred to in Article 18 of the
Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania;
3. To suspend the proceedings or the execution of
the sentence and to impose a compulsory medical
measure, - where it is proved that, following
the commission of the offence or the imposition
of the sentence, the person's mental state has
deteriorated and that he or she is unable to grasp
the significance of the offence or to take control of
the actions;
4. To discontinue the case and not impose a
compulsory medical measure, - if it is proved that,
in the light of the nature of the offence and the
pathological state of the person, he or she is not a
danger to society and does not require compulsory
medical treatment;
5. Refer the case for a retrial - if the person is not
found to be not criminally responsible or if the
mental disorder is not such as to make it impossible
to impose a sentence;
6. Dismiss the case - if it has not been proved that the
person has committed an act prohibited by criminal
law, or if there are circumstances which make the
proceedings impossible (according to the Article 3
of the CCP).
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents