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Minority and Insanity in Criminal Cases by Gilbert Vasquez is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of the accused for two counts of qualified statutory rape but modified the penalty due to the privileged mitigating circumstance of minority. While the accused was only 15 years old at the time of the crimes, the Court found he acted with discernment given the vulnerable victim and threats used. However, the penalty was lowered in accordance with the accused

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Gilbert Vasquez

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