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).

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