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A defendant claiming the defense is pleading "not guilty by reason of insanity" (NGRI) or "guilty but insane or mentally ill" in some jurisdictions which, if successful, may result in the defendant being committed to a psychiatric facility for an indeterminate period.
If the defendant does not submit to the examination, the court may exclude any expert evidence from the defendant on the issue of the defendant’s mental disease, mental defect, or any other mental condition. Federal law provides for the commitment of those found not guilty only by reason of insanity.
Section 1 of the United Kingdoms' Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 [18] provides that a jury shall not return a special verdict that "the accused is not guilty by reason of insanity" except on the written or oral evidence of two or more registered medical practitioners of whom at least one has special experience in ...
Because Scolman entered a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect — commonly referred to as an insanity plea — a second phase of the trial began Wednesday, to determine his ...
The 34-year-old ex-convict Joseph Eaton entered pleas of both not guilty and not criminally responsible, leaving him the option of an insanity defense against charges including four counts of ...
On Feb 20, defense lawyer Trey Keith, withdrew the motion to file an insanity defense. Instead, Thomas accepted a deal Friday morning from the Taylor County District Attorney's Office.
As noted a successful insanity defense will result in acquittal although a number of jurisdictions have adopted the guilty but insane verdict. The defense of insanity and diminished capacity although clearly distinct are not inconsistent defenses and both may be at issue in the same case. [ 7 ]
The “guilty but mentally ill” verdict means that the jury rejected her insanity plea and found her criminally responsible for her actions. Driver will be sentenced on December 12.