Maine Mental State That Is Inconsistent with the Requisite Culpable State of Mind is a legal term referring to the mental state that an individual must have to be found guilty of a crime in the state of Maine. A culpable state of mind is a mental state in which the defendant is aware that their actions are wrong or illegal. Maine's law recognizes two types of mental states that are inconsistent with the requisite culpable state of mind: insanity and diminished capacity. Insanity is a mental condition in which an individual is not aware of the wrongfulness of their actions due to a mental disorder. This mental disorder must be so severe that the individual cannot distinguish between right and wrong. In order to be found not guilty by reason of insanity, the defendant must prove that they were not able to understand the wrongfulness of their actions at the time the crime was committed. Diminished capacity is a mental state in which an individual's capacity to understand the wrongfulness of their actions is reduced due to a mental disorder. This mental disorder must not be so severe that the individual is unable to distinguish between right and wrong, but instead must be severe enough to reduce the individual's ability to understand the wrongfulness of their actions. In order to be found not guilty by reason of diminished capacity, the defendant must prove that their capacity to understand the wrongfulness of their actions was reduced due to a mental disorder at the time the crime was committed.