THE ISSUE OF IMPROVING THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF THE DIMINISHED CAPACITY AND INSANITY IN THE CRIMINAL LEGISLATION OF GEORGIA

The article will discuss the expediency of a new formulation of the legal wording of diminished capacity in the Criminal Code of Georgia. The current legal definitions of the diminished capacity and insanity do not fully reflect their legal nature and content; therefore, it is advisable to change them. The article will address the issue of the relationship between insanity, diminished capacity and guilt, which will make the expediency of the change even more obvious. A summary of the diminished capacity and circumstances causing the insanity will also be considered, which will allow us to use these legal categories in a different, broader sense.