I don't know about UK, but presenting their "reason" for a crime as a part of defence, in order to make it look like a "reasonable decision" is common practice in other jurisdictions and sometimes it even works, typically by getting lighter sentence.
I would imagine in UK it is similar because if not, than what would be the point of having a trial and a defence if the guilt is already proven. Just have the judge pass a sentence from an office.
Marrossii t1_jazvi1v wrote
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I don't know about UK, but presenting their "reason" for a crime as a part of defence, in order to make it look like a "reasonable decision" is common practice in other jurisdictions and sometimes it even works, typically by getting lighter sentence.
I would imagine in UK it is similar because if not, than what would be the point of having a trial and a defence if the guilt is already proven. Just have the judge pass a sentence from an office.