(1) Mitigating circumstances are any of the following:
- (a) The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal activity.
- (b) The offense was committed while the defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance.
- (c) The defendant acted under extreme duress or under the substantial domination of another person.
- (d) The capacity of the defendant to appreciate the criminality of the defendant's conduct or to conform the defendant's conduct to the requirements of law was substantially impaired.
- (e) The victim was a participant in the defendant's conduct or consented to the act.
- (f) The defendant was an accomplice in an offense committed by another person, and the defendant's participation was relatively minor.
- (g) The defendant, at the time of the commission of the crime, was less than 18 years of age.
- (2) The court may consider any other fact that exists in mitigation of the penalty.
History: En. 95-2206.9 by Sec. 4, Ch. 338, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2206.9; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 18, L. 1995.