Deific-decree

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The deific decree delusion is a defense in a criminal case in which a person committed a crime in the belief that their God ordered them to do it.^[1]^{: 615–626} This would make the perpetrator legally insane as they would be incapable of distinguishing right from wrong.^[1]^{: 615–626}

References

^ ^a ^b Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, ISBN 978-1-4548-0698-1, [1]

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