Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: Diminished Capacity

You say 'defense', implying that he is currently charged with a crime. If that is true, then he is going to need an experienced criminal defense attorney to present a very difficult defense strategy. You can research it at the local law library or on-line, but unless you are an attorney, you won't be able to represent him and use what you find. If he has diminished capacity, he won't be able to use it either - if he does a good job, he proves isn't diminished; if he does a bad job, he loses the case anyway. Get an attorney. call the local lawyer referral service or ask for a public defender.