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§2405: Circumstances in Mitigation of the Base Term

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(a) General. The panel shall impose the lower base term or another term shorter than the middle base term upon a finding of mitigating circumstances. Circumstances in mitigation of the base term include:

(9) Battered Woman Syndrome. At the time of the commission of the crime, the prisoner suffered from Battered Woman Syndrome, as defined in section 2000(b), and it appears the criminal behavior was the result of that victimization.