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Intellectual Ability Of The Sikes
While section 16 addressing the current intellectual ability of the Sikes, it also inferences the ability of Sikes to be able to apply the rational and logical during the act when attributing the NCRMD framework. With the former in mind, Sikes clearly demonstrated he knew the act was violent, this shows that at the moment he applied logic and rational to the crime he was committing, also he indeed referenced that he should feel sympathy for the victim, his insight into scenario shows he is capable of knowing the ramification of his actions thus leaving him capable of trail and enable to use the NCRMD platform as a defense. In contrast it may be clearer to provide evidence of a case in which the NCRMD explanation was better utilized to explain

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