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As an alternative to the insanity defense, some jurisdictions permit a defendant to plead guilty but mentally ill. [56] A defendant who is found guilty but mentally ill may be sentenced to mental health treatment, at the conclusion of which the defendant will serve the remainder of their sentence in the same manner as any other defendant.
United States federal laws governing offenders with mental diseases or defects (18 U.S.C. §§ 4241–4248) provide for the evaluation and handling of defendants who are suspected of having mental diseases or defects.
The Court found that mentally retarded persons are not a 'suspect' class of persons (requiring the same level of protection as racial minorities); thus, governments are free to enact almost any legislation or rule to civilly commit them, and the courts will not intervene, short of illegal or ridiculous actions (called 'rational' scrutiny). [3] 14th
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.
A man found guilty but mentally ill in the killing of an Indianapolis police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting his then-girlfriend but to time served for killing the ...
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The Supreme Court reiterated its long-standing precedent that an acquittal cannot be second-guessed by any Court, so the Supreme Court of Georgia's ruling to vacate the acquittal was void. The Court did not rule on the status of the "guilty but mentally ill" charges, leaving that up to the Georgia courts to ultimately decide.
On December 11, 2017, Damian McElrath was found guilty but mentally ill by a jury on the charge of felony murder and aggravated assault, but not guilty on the charge of malice murder due to insanity. Both charges are related to one episode where McElrath stabbed his adoptive mother, Diane McElrath, 50 times until her death.